BODY-IMAGE ATTITUDES AND THE PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGE-WOMEN

Authors
HARRIS SM
Citation
Sm. Harris, BODY-IMAGE ATTITUDES AND THE PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGE-WOMEN, The Journal of psychology, 129(3), 1995, pp. 315-329
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
The Journal of psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223980
Volume
129
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
315 - 329
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3980(1995)129:3<315:BAATPD>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The relationship between body image attitudes and psychosocial develop ment was examined in a sample of 144 college females, using multiple m easures of body image. Canonical analysis and multiple regression proc edures revealed that attitudes toward body parts and processes; body d issatisfaction; and evaluations of health, fitness, and appearance wer e associated with salubrious lifestyle and establishing and clarifying purpose tasks of psychosocial development.