title: Self-image differences as related to body image of students in a middle school.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine whether gender and ethnic self-image differences exist among Asian and white adolescents within the context of body image.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred seventy-seven students in a Midwestern US middle school were surveyed on self-image. Analyzed using 2-way  ANOVA by gender and race.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Asian students have lower self-image compared to white students, including the subcomponents of self-esteem, identity, and integrity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Asian students have more critical feelings about themselves, base their identities on a few sources  rather than on diverse sources, and choose unrealistic standards. However, Asian girls scored better on the image-consciousness subscale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Skemp
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012933:Social Identification; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*