Children's global self-esteem predicted by body-esteem but not by weight.
Three factors of a body-esteem scale, Appearance, Weight, and Attribution, were inversely related to relative weight in youngster between 8 and 16 years old (243 girls and 168 boys). Global self-esteem, however, was generally not related to relative weight. Nonetheless, self-esteem covaried with Appearance and Attribution.
Mendelson
B K
BK
Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
White
D R
DR
Mendleson
M J
MJ
D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept