“I Like My Body; Therefore, I Like Myself”: How Body Image Influences Self-Esteem—A Cross-Sectional Study on Italian Adolescents

Abstract: Puberty is a very important process for adolescents. Physiological changes and body modifications lead to great vulnerability. This vulnerability is connected to the adolescent’s perceptions of the uncertainty of outcomes due to the transformation of their infant body into an adult one. This cross-sectional study aims to better understand whether body image perception and satisfaction influence self-esteem in a sample of Italian male and female adolescents. A total of 242 adolescents (120 male and 122 female individuals) aged 11 to 17 years (M = 13.33; SD = 1.7) completed the study measures. Quantitative and qualitative instruments were used. In particular, adolescents completed self-report questionnaires to assess their pubertal status (Pubertal Developmental Scale, Peterson, Crockett, Richards, & Boxer, 1988), their body esteem (Body Esteem Scale, Mendelson, Mendelson, & White, 2001), their body image (Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire, Rauste-von Wright, 1989), and their sel.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/703

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: “I Like My Body; Therefore, I Like Myself”: How Body Image Influences Self-Esteem—A Cross-Sectional Study on Italian Adolescents ; volume:10 ; number:2 ; day:28 ; month:05 ; year:2014 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 10, Heft 2 (28.05.2014)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Elena Gatti ; Chiara Ionio ; Daniela Traficante ; Emanuela Confalonieri

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v10i2.703
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417455551367406
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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