@article{ref1,
title="Body Esteem in Chinese Adolescents: Effect of Gender, Age, and Weight",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2013",
author="Mak, Kwok-Kei and Pang, Joyce P. and Lai, Ching Man and Ho, Roger",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="46-54",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105312437264",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105312437264"
}