Adolescent girls with high body satisfaction: who are they and what can they teach us?

Kelly, Amy; Wall, Melanie M.; Eisenberg, Marla E.; Story, Mary; Neumark‐Sztainer, Dianne

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.08.008

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“…This finding contrasts with those reported in previous studies that have found the opposite relationship [1] or no relationship at all [21]. These discrepancies may reflect the use of different (e.g., multidimensional vs. unidimensional) measures of body esteem and indicators of SES.…”

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confidence: 99%

Demographic, Behavioral, and Physical Correlates of Body Esteem Among Low-Income Female Adolescents

Kornblau

Pearson

Breitkopf

2007

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

Demographic, Behavioral, and Physical Correlates of Body Esteem Among Low-Income Female Adolescents

Kornblau

Pearson

Breitkopf

2007

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Previous work has documented a cultural difference in body size perceptions with African-American females being more comfortable with and accepting of a larger body size (13,15,19). With such a belief system, overweight African American girls might be less intimidated about playing sports, compared with overweight White girls.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Race Differences in Activity, Fitness, and BMI in Female Eighth Graders Categorized by Sports Participation Status

Sirard¹,

Pfeiffer²,

Dowda³

et al. 2008

Pediatric Exercise Science

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The purpose of this study was to identify racial differences in physical activity (PA), fitness, and BMI in female 8th-grade sports participants and nonparticipants. Girls from 31 South Carolina middle schools (N = 1,903, 48% White; mean age = 13.6 ± 0.63) reported PA and previous year sports-team participation, completed a submaximal fitness test, and had height and weight measured. Sports team participation was positively associated with PA and negatively associated with television viewing and BMI, in a dose-response manner. Compared with Whites, African-Americans reported less PA and more television viewing, and had greater BMI scores. Whereas PA intervention programs that incorporate a sports-team component could benefit all girls, African-American girls could be specifically targeted because of their lower physical activity.

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“…57 Adolescents who were more satisfied with their bodies were more likely to report parental and peer attitudes that encouraged healthful eating and exercising to be fit, rather than dieting; they were less likely to report personal weight-related concerns and behaviors. 58 …”

Section: Healthy Body Imagementioning

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Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents

Golden¹,

Schneider²,

Wood³

et al. 2016

Pediatrics

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Obesity and eating disorders (EDs) are both prevalent in adolescents. There are concerns that obesity prevention efforts may lead to the development of an ED. Most adolescents who develop an ED did not have obesity previously, but some teenagers, in an attempt to lose weight, may develop an ED. This clinical report addresses the interaction between obesity prevention and EDs in teenagers, provides the pediatrician with evidence-informed tools to identify behaviors that predispose to both obesity and EDs, and provides guidance about obesity and ED prevention messages. The focus should be on a healthy lifestyle rather than on weight. Evidence suggests that obesity prevention and treatment, if conducted correctly, do not predispose to EDs.

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Adolescent girls with high body satisfaction: who are they and what can they teach us?

Cited by 67 publications

References 33 publications

Demographic, Behavioral, and Physical Correlates of Body Esteem Among Low-Income Female Adolescents

Demographic, Behavioral, and Physical Correlates of Body Esteem Among Low-Income Female Adolescents

Race Differences in Activity, Fitness, and BMI in Female Eighth Graders Categorized by Sports Participation Status

Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents

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