Self-Esteem of Adolescent Girls as Related to Weight
- 1 December 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 67 (3) , 879-884
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1988.67.3.879
Abstract
The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale was administered to 550 14- and 16-yr.-old (± 6 mo.) girls. Self-esteem scores were categorized by weight and weight by height. Scores on the Quetelet Index for obesity were correlated with self-esteem scores. Mean self-esteem of the low- and middle-weight by height group was significantly higher than the mean of the high-weight by height group. In analyzing weight alone, the self-esteem of the middle-weight group was significantly higher than the self-esteem of the high-weight group. The correlation of the obesity index and self-esteem indicated that as weight increased self-esteem decreased.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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