Role of self-presentation in the health practices of a sample of Irish adolescents.
The association between self-presentational motives and health behaviors were studied in a sample of 183 Irish adolescents. Among girls, dieters and nonexercisers scored higher on measures of trait self-presentational concern than nondieters and exercisers. Self-presentational concerns were positively correlated with boys' and girls' endorsement of self-presentational motives for certain health practices.
Martin
K A
KA
Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. martink@mcmaster.ca
Leary
M R
MR
O'Brien
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012792:Shyness; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires