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by: Kathy Parnell, Roger Sargent, Sharon H. Thompson, Sonya F. Duhe, Robert F. Valois, Richard C. Kemper  Availability: Available for download now
Format: HTML Label: American School Health Association Manufacturer: American School Health Association Number Of Pages: 26 Publication Date: March 01, 1996 Publisher: American School Health Association Release Date: July 28, 2005 Studio: American School Health Association Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on March 1, 1996. The length of the article is 7629 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: A stratified, random sample of 344 White and Black adolescent females participated in a survey of ideal body size beliefs, which included responses to a questionnaire and a series of nine female and male body size drawings. Using SES and race as independent variables and BMI (kg/[m.sup.2]) as a covariate, Black females preferred a significantly heavier ideal female body size than Whites. They also perceived their parents and both male and female friends would select as ideal a significantly heavier female body size than White subjects. Black subjects' body size preferences were significantly more influenced by family members than were White subjects, who were significantly more influenced by their peer group. These findings suggest a greater social approval of increasing weight and body size for Black adolescent females, a desire for a smaller size by White adolescent females, and cultural differences in the influencing factors that help to communicate these body size preferences. (J Sch Health.1996;66(3):112-118) Citation Details Title: Black and white adolescent females' perceptions of ideal body size. Author: Kathy Parnell Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed) Date: March 1, 1996 Publisher: American School Health Association Volume: v66 Issue: n3 Page: p112(7) Distributed by Thomson Gale 
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