title: Cross-cultural investigation of conservation of weight in Zambian adolescents and young adults.
abstract: The effect of cross-cultural factors in the acquisition of conservation of weight in adolescents and young adults was assessed. No significant differences were found between 25 Zambian female subjects and two control groups of U. S. high school (n = 52) and university female subjects (n = 34).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002657:Child Development; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014892:Weight Perception; D015024:Zambia