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Peer reviewedDiorio, Joseph A.; Munro, Jennifer A. – Gender and Education, 2000
Pubertal changes in girls and boys are treated differently in New Zealand schools. Girls learn about menstruation in a scientific, bleak manner, getting an unrealistic picture of growing up. Boys receive positive information about exciting, powerful bodily changes. By protecting girls from problems associated with menstruation, schools risk…
Descriptors: Body Image, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSinkkonen, J.; Anttila, R.; Siimes, M. A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1998
Relationships between biological pubertal events and self-image were studied for 59 healthy adolescent boys in Finland at ages 13 and 14. During the year, self-image increased in four domains, with changes in Impulse Control and Emotional Tone related to pubertal events. Changes in emotional health or sexual attitudes did not correlate with body…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Change, Body Image, Early Adolescents
