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Clark, Levina; Tiggemann, Marika – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study investigated the prospective predictors of body image in 9- to 12-year-old girls. Participants were 150 girls in Grades 4-6 with a mean age of 10.3 years. Girls completed questionnaire measures of media and peer influences (television/magazine exposure, peer appearance conversations), individual psychological variables (appearance…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Body Weight, Intervention, Females
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Ojanen, Tiina; Perry, David G. – Developmental Psychology, 2007
This 1-year longitudinal study examined early adolescents' (N=278, age 11-13 years) perceptions of their mother's behavior (affection, knowledge of child's activities, and psychological control) and of how they react to their mother (trust in mother, defiance, and debilitation) as predictors of self-esteem among peers. Perceived maternal affection…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Mothers, Adolescents, Psychology