TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Body Esteem in Chinese Adolescents: Effect of Gender, Age, and Weight
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Mak, Kwok-Kei
A1  - Pang, Joyce P.
A1  - Lai, Ching Man
A1  - Ho, Roger
SP  - 46
EP  - 54
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105312437264
ID  - ref1
ER  -