Weight concern across the life-span: relationship to self-esteem and feminist identity.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate the correlates of weight concern across the life-span.


METHODS
Questionnaires assessing weight concern, self-esteem, and feminist attitudes were completed in their homes by 180 women aged between 18 and 60 years.


RESULTS
It was found that there was a negative relationship between weight concern and self-esteem for 30 to 49-year-old women, but not for younger or older women. A similar pattern held for feminist attitudes. Among 30 to 49-year-old women, a strong feminist orientation related to a lesser concern with weight.


CONCLUSIONS
It was concluded that the meaning and experience of body weight and size change across the life-span.
Tiggemann
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School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide.
Stevens
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*