… that body image dissatisfaction is no longer a western concept and affects Indian adolescent
girls to a … on ideal body weight and protect our young generation from pressures of negative …

… Current research is now focusing on identifying the risk factors for body dissatisfaction itself
… biological issues of adolescence influence body image development during adolescence. …

… of the media in girls younger than 8 years of age, when body image concerns and dieting …
to extend the growing literature on body image and dieting among young girls. Specifically, the …

… relation to adolescent girls and the relationship with body image and self-esteem are outlined.
… for further research on adolescent girls and the relationship between body image and self-…

… image. We describe epidemiological research and risk factors related to body image and body
disturbance in girls… Hargreaves and Tiggemann (2002a) observed in adolescent girls that …

… in self-esteem among adolescent girls? Of course, factors abound that may affect girls'
self-esteem, but there are good reasons to propose that changes in body image may be crucial for …

… 73.4% adolescent girls were satisfied with their body image, while 26.6% were dissatisfied.
… higher in adolescent girls, even in those who already perceived their body image as too thin. …

… Data from junior high school girls in this study indicate that all of the behaviors observed
in older adolescent girls also exist in this age group. Almost one third have already …

… integrated with the unfolding sense of self during adolescence. In this chapter, I plan to …
adolescent girls. Hopefully, this will enable us to better understand the ongoing interplay of body …

… With attention focused on negative peer influences on body image and weight loss
behaviors of adolescent girls, the potentially positive influences of friends have been somewhat …