Adolescence and body image : from development to preventing dissatisfaction / Lina A. Ricciardelli and Zali Yager.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Adolescence and societyPublisher: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Description: 234 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781848721982
  • 1848721986
  • 9781848721952
  • 1848721994
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF 724.3 .B55 R53 2016
Contents:
Introduction -- Assessment and measurement of body image -- Body change strategies, appearance management, and health -- Physical and biological factors that influence body image -- The media and body image -- Peer influences on body image -- The family -- Culture and other sociocultural factors -- Individual factors -- Sport -- The impact of schools and teachers on body image -- Preventing body dissatisfaction and promoting positive body image -- What next? Recommendations for future research.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Assessment and measurement of body image -- Body change strategies, appearance management, and health -- Physical and biological factors that influence body image -- The media and body image -- Peer influences on body image -- The family -- Culture and other sociocultural factors -- Individual factors -- Sport -- The impact of schools and teachers on body image -- Preventing body dissatisfaction and promoting positive body image -- What next? Recommendations for future research.

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