Negative Physical Self of Female Students from 12 to 22 Year-Old
- VernacularTitle:不同年龄段女性负面身体自我状况及相关因素
- Author:
Hong CHEN
;
Xiaoying YANG
;
Lihong ZHAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
negative physical self;
social comparison;
social support;
fatness;
cross-sectional study
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the influence of social comparison and social support on negative physical self of female from adolescents to young adulthood. Methods: 980 female students aged from 12 to 22 completed NPSS-F (negative physical self scale-fatness), MSPSS (multidimensional scale of perceived social support) and PACS (physical appearance comparison scale). Their body mass index (BMI) was also calculated by weight and height of the subjects. Results: High school students had higher score in Fatness dimension than middle school students (13.5?9.3/11.0?9.0,P
