title: Body esteem in Chinese adolescents: effect of gender, age, and weight.
abstract: This study examined the associations of body esteem with gender, age, and Body Mass Index (BMI) among 905 Hong Kong adolescents using the Body-Esteem Scale (BES). Older age, male gender and lower BMI were associated with better body esteem. Multiple regression analyses indicated significant main effects of gender, age and weight on BES-Total. Significant interaction effects of gender × BMI and gender × age × BMI were also found on BES-Weight (beta = -0.149, p = .028) and BES-Total (beta = -0.139, p = .044). Improvement of body esteem with age may be associated with age-related BMI differences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. kkmak@graduate.hku.hk
authors.forename: Kwok-Kei
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: Joyce S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Ching-Man
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Roger C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors