TY - JOUR
AU - Thelen, Mark H.
AB - Journal of Clinical Child Psychology Copyright i995 by i 995. Val. 14, No. I. 41-48 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Inc Body Image, Dieting, and Self-Concept: Their Relation in African-bmeriean and Caucasian Chifdren Christine M. Lawrence and Mark El. Thelen Unhjersir). qfhlissouri-Coiti~~bi~a Questioned rhlrd- and sialt-grade Afiicnn-Amerrcan and Caucasiarr children abouf therr eating habirs, bod) image concerns, and self-concepr. Tliird-grade African- American boy and grrfs demonstrated no association beheen Ph:cslcal Appearance subscale scores artd ovem~eighr concerns. whereas ail other groups demonsrrcated a signlficant negative associarzon bem eerl these hoo concepts. Caucnsran grrls enhlb- rred r, greater negafrxre ussocianon between Physical Appearance sltbscaie scores ad dieting behavior titan did Caucnsian boys arrd Ajrrcan-Amencan grrls. For Cauca- sians, chitdrert who dieted more had lower Gerreral Se(f-1sorll scores. Far bcrh third- and sixth-grde.4frican Amencans and Caircasians. there MZS n negarrve assocmtton between o~~enveighr concerns and general self-wonk, alfi2ough rh: associaran was strongerLor Caucasians rhan African Amertcans and strongerhr stxfh graders than for third graders. Resuits are discussed in terms qf yolinger cirtldren's increns;ng concern with dienng and weight and the d~tferenfiai ej'fects of rare Researchers have identified a number of factors that tHuenemann et al., 1966, S~rnmons & Rosenberg. have been related to disordered 
TI - Body image, dieting, and self-concept: Their relation in African-American and Caucasian children
JF - Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
DO - 10.1207/s15374424jccp2401_5
DA - 1995-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/body-image-dieting-and-self-concept-their-relation-in-african-american-Amnkf6aKAm
SP - 41
EP - 48
VL - 24
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
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