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Evaluation of a prevention program to address body focus and negative affect among children
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posted on 2006-01-01, 00:00 authored by M McCabe, L Ricciardelli, Jo SalmonJo SalmonThe current study evaluated a program to improve the body image and positive and negative affect of children. Participants were 368 children aged 8–12 years. The results demonstrated that boys placed more importance on and were less satisfied with their muscles; girls were less satisfied with their weight and the importance of weight increased with increasing age. Children with a large BMI were less satisfied with their weight. Boys in the intervention group showed reduced levels of negative affect over time. Further research is required to develop prevention and intervention programs to lower the effects of body dissatisfaction and negative affect among children.
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Journal of health psychologyVolume
11Issue
4Pagination
589 - 598Publisher
Sage PublicationsLocation
London, UKISSN
1359-1053eISSN
1461-7277Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2006, Sage PublicationsUsage metrics
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