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Slater, Amy; Tiggemann, Marika – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This study examined gender differences in adolescent participation in sport and physical activity, in teasing experiences specific to the physical activity domain, and the relationship between adolescent physical activity and body image. A sample of 714 adolescents (332 girls, 382 boys) aged between 12 and 16 years completed measures of…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Athletics, Self Concept, Adolescents
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Moya, Tatiana; Fleitlich-Bilyk, Bacy; Goodman, Robert – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
A representative sample of 7-14-year-old young people in southeast Brazil (N=1251) was assessed using standardized parent and youth interviews, thereby identifying an "at-risk" group of young people who met one or more DSM-IV criteria for anorexia and/or bulimia nervosa. These young people were compared with an age and gender matched…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons