Changes of body image during adolescence: relationship to self-esteem and self-efficacy

VALÁŠKOVÁ, Magdalena, Stanislav JEŽEK and Petr MACEK. Changes of body image during adolescence: relationship to self-esteem and self-efficacy. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, September 3rd - September 7th 2002, Oxfor, 2002.

Basic information

• Original name: Changes of body image during adolescence: relationship to self-esteem and self-efficacy
• Authors: VALÁŠKOVÁ, Magdalena (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Stanislav JEŽEK (203 Czech Republic) and Petr MACEK (203 Czech Republic).
• Edition: 2002.
• Publisher: Poster presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, September 3rd - September 7th 2002, Oxfor

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Audiovisual works
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/02:00006721
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords in English: Adolescence; Self-esteem; Self-efficacy; Body satisfaction
• Tags: adolescence, Body satisfaction, self-efficacy, self-esteem

Abstract

This study examines the relationships among body satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in adolescents. Body image and body satisfaction are suggested as important factors of global self-evaluation. A stronger association between these variables were found in girls than in boys. However, there are also other results, which showed stronger relationships between self-esteem and body satisfaction in boys. Moreover, the level of self-esteem is strongly related to timing of pubertal body changes. Younger adolescents (n = 355, average age 14 years) and older adolescents (n = 274, average age 18 years) reported their demographic information, body satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. Preliminary results show stronger relationships between body satisfaction and self-esteem than between body satisfaction and self-efficacy, especially in girls. In regard to two age groups, no significant differences were found.

Links

• LN00A023, research and development project: Name: Centrum výzkumu utváření osobnosti v etnických a sociálních kontextech

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Centre for the research of the formation of personality in ethnical and social contexts