Body-size preferences in Croatian children ages seven to ten years.
288 Croatian school children, ages 7 to 10 years rated their current and ideal body sizes on Collins' figures and chose the favorite figure for their same- and opposite-sex friends. Girls aged 10 preferred their female friends' figure to be more similar to their own, while boys preferred a friend's to be larger. These findings support cultural ideal of thinness for girls and strength for boys.
Ambrosi-Randić
Neala
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Faculty of Philosophy, Pula, Croatia.
Pokrajac-Bulian
Alessandra
A
D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D002755:Choice Behavior; D017523:Croatia; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012928:Social Desirability; D012938:Social Perception