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Direct linkHayes, Sharon; Tantleff-Dunn, Stacey – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010
The current study investigated the effects of brief exposure to appearance-related media on young girls' body image. One hundred and twenty-one girls aged 3-6 years old participated. Results indicated that exposure did not affect body dissatisfaction or engagement in appearance-related play behaviours. This is the first empirical study to provide…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Popular Culture, Mass Media Effects, Body Composition
Ruzbarska, Ingrid; Piatkowska, Monika – Physical Education and Sport, 2008
Study aim: To assess motor performance of pre-school children and the hierarchy of motor and physical variables. Material and methods: A group of 64 boys and 60 girls aged 5-6 years were subjected to 7 motor tests measuring the condition and co-ordination features. The results were subjected to cluster analysis in order to establish the hierarchy…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Females, Multivariate Analysis, Gender Differences
Knowles, Ann-Marie; Niven, Ailsa G.; Fawkner, Samantha G.; Henretty, Joan M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
This longitudinal study investigated the influence of maturation on physical self-perceptions and the relationship with physical activity in early adolescent girls (N = 150; mean age = 12.79 plus or minus 0.31). Physical characteristics were measured and participants completed the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children, the Children and…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Individual Characteristics, Physical Activities, Females
Kostanski, Marion; Gullone, Eleonora – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
Being teased about one's physical appearance in childhood has been found to have a strong impact on the way in which adolescent and adult women perceive their bodies. Teasing is also strongly related to self-esteem in children. However, little is known about the impact of teasing on the development of body image in childhood. Through a…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Children, Males
Ellis, Bruce J.; Essex, Marilyn J. – Child Development, 2007
Life history theorists have proposed that humans have evolved to be sensitive to specific features of early childhood environments and that exposure to different environments biases children toward development of different reproductive strategies, including differential pubertal timing. The current research provides a longitudinal test of this…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Metabolism, Adolescent Development, Body Composition
Monsma, Eva V.; Malina, Robert M.; Feltz, Deborah L. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
This study considered the interrelationships among biological maturation and its physical correlates, social physique anxiety, and appearance-related physical self-perceptions in 113 adolescent female figure skaters participating in solo (n = 73) or partner contexts (n = 40). Participants were interviewed about their menarcheal status, underwent a…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Puberty, Anxiety, Self Concept
