Physical self-perceptions and self-esteem in relation to body mass status among female adolescents

Povzetek

The purpose of the study was to examine the physical self-concept and self-esteem in adolescent girls aged between 13 and 18 years in relation to their body mass status. The Slovenian version of the Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) was used to determine the multidimensional physical self-concept among participants. The results indicated that overweight girls reported greater body dissatisfaction in terms selfperceived body fat and physical appearance compared to normal-weight girls. Overweight girls also achieved significantly lower scores in the selfperceived physical abilities, as well as global physical-self and selfesteem than normal-weight peers. As expected, underweight girls reported the lowest amount of body fat. Moreover, they reported lower levels of physical activity than normal-weight peers and had less physical strength compared to the other body mass index categories. The findings has significant implications for the work with adolescent girls in terms of developing appropriate educational intervention and physical education programmes aimed towards reinforcing and increasing self-esteem and promoting active lifestyle.

Ključne besede

mladostniki;ženske;indeks telesne mase;telesna samopodoba;adolescents;females;body mass index;physical self-concept;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2016
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UP - Univerza na Primorskem
UDK:	159.923.2:796
COBISS:	1538147780
ISSN:	1855-0541
Matična publikacija:	Innovative issues and approaches in social sciences
Št. ogledov:	3270
Št. prenosov:	389
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Sekundarni jezik:	Neznan jezik
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Delo ni kategorizirano
Strani:	str. 231-241
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ9
Zvezek:	ǂno. ǂ1
Čas izdaje:	January 2016
DOI:	10.12959/issn.1855-0541.IIASS-2016-no1-art12
ID:	9160178