01-04-2006 | Uitgave 2/2006

The Peer Appearance Culture During Adolescence: Gender and Body Mass Variations
- Tijdschrift:
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence > Uitgave 2/2006
Factors | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Appearance conversations with friends | ||||||||
My friends and I talk about what we can do to look our best | .15 | .00 |
.80
| .04 | .10 | .01 | .05 | .02 |
My friends and I talk about what we would like our bodies to look like | .06 | .20 |
.77
| .01 | .13 | .19 | .03 | .20 |
My friends and I talk about how to look attractive | .10 | .10 |
.77
| .01 | .29 | .15 | .08 | .09 |
My friends and I talk about the our looks | .13 | .04 |
.81
| .02 | .13 | .24 | .00 | .11 |
My friends and I talk about how our bodies look in our clothes | .05 | .03 |
.82
| .01 | .10 | .21 | .08 | .14 |
Body change strategies: diet (girls)/muscle talk (boys) | ||||||||
My friends and I talk about losing weight/building our muscles | .13 | .00 | .41 | .14 |
.73
| .26 | .00 | .01 |
I talk with my friends about ways to lose weight/build muscles | .15 | .01 | .26 | .17 |
.82
| .19 | .01 | .01 |
My friends and I talk about going on diets/weight lifting | .16 | .00 | .14 | .15 |
.87
| .14 | .01 | .01 |
My friends and I go on diets together/do body building together | .21 | .01 | .01 | .11 |
.82
| .00 | .00 | .00 |
My friends and I talk about different ways to diet/to build muscle | .19 | .01 | .18 | .01 |
.86
| .01 | .01 | .01 |
Peer appearance pressure | ||||||||
Boys who are my friends say I should go on a diet/build up my muscles | .55 | .23 | .11 | .26 | .34 | .17 | .02 | .30 |
Girls who are my friends say I would look better if I were thinner/had a more muscular build |
.70
| .22 | .16 | .16 | .17 | .02 | .01 | .09 |
Boys who are my friends say I would look better if I were thinner/more muscular |
.73
| .27 | .16 | .22 | .12 | .07 | .04 | .03 |
Girls who are my friends say I should go on a diet/build up my muscles |
.74
| .20 | .10 | .19 | .21 | .02 | .00 | .01 |
Boys who I don't hang out with say I should go on a diet/build up my muscles |
.67
| .29 | .06 | .07 | .04 | .16 | .11 | .01 |
Girls who I don't hang out with say I would look better if I were thinner/had a more muscular build |
.77
| .19 | .00 | .14 | .10 | .11 | .06 | .04 |
Boys who I don't hang out with say I would look better if I were thinner/more muscular |
.81
| .21 | .08 | .04 | .17 | .08 | .05 | .18 |
Girls who I don't hang out with say I should go on a diet/build up my muscles |
.82
| .23 | .12 | .08 | .13 | .05 | .02 | .12 |
Appearance teasing | ||||||||
Boys who are my friends tease me or make fun of the size or shape of my body | .14 |
.64
| .18 | .33 | .06 | .04 | .07 | .11 |
Girls who are my friends laugh at me or make fun of me because of my body | .35 |
.65
| .16 | .09 | .01 | .11 | .02 | .09 |
Girls who are my friends tease me or make fun of me because of the size or build of my body | .42 |
.65
| .23 | .09 | .03 | .01 | .02 | .02 |
Boys who are my friends laugh at me or make fun of me because of my body | .22 |
.73
| .16 | .22 | .06 | .07 | .07 | .22 |
Boys who I don't hang out with tease me or make fun of the size or shape of my body | .22 |
.75
| .06 | .00 | .04 | .12 | .06 | .28 |
Girls who I don't hang out with laugh at me or make fun of me because of my body | .32 |
.66
| .00 | .01 | .01 | .14 | .09 | .25 |
Girls who I don't hang out with tease me or make fun of me because of the size or build of my body | .30 |
.76
| .05 | .02 | .03 | .12 | .11 | .23 |
Boys who I don't hang out with laugh at me or make fun of me because of my body | .40 |
.59
| .06 | .02 | .03 | .05 | .06 | .23 |
Vicarious teasing | ||||||||
I hear students make fun of other kids because of their weight | .03 | .15 | .08 | .08 | .05 | .10 |
.83
| .01 |
I hear students call other kids names because of their shape | .06 | .08 | .06 | .00 | .07 | .06 |
.88
| .01 |
I hear students make fun of other kids because of their shape | .09 | .01 | .04 | .09 | .01 | .04 |
.90
| .04 |
I hear students laugh at other kids because of their weight | .01 | .08 | .02 | .02 | .12 | .03 |
.88
| .00 |
Appearance-based acceptance | ||||||||
If I had a thinner/more muscular body, I think that girls would pay more attention to me | .18 | .07 | .07 |
.81
| .18 | .27 | .04 | .11 |
I think girls would accept me more if I were thinner/more muscular | .25 | .13 | .01 |
.79
| .13 | .23 | .02 | .20 |
If I were thinner/more muscular, I think girls would want to spend more time with me | .18 | .11 | .06 |
.85
| .18 | .23 | .02 | .11 |
I think girls would accept me more if I were thinner/more muscular | .17 | .12 | .03 |
.82
| .13 | .21 | .01 | .19 |
I think boys would talk to me more if I were thinner/more muscular | .17 | .13 | .26 | .40 | .03 | .31 | .06 |
.66
|
If I were thinner/more muscular, I think boys would want to spend more time with me | .14 | .16 | .27 | .48 | .11 | .26 | .02 |
.63
|
I think that having a thin/muscular body is a good way for me to be accepted by boys | .16 | .16 | .29 | .35 | .08 | .34 | .03 |
.60
|
If I had a thinner/more muscular body, I think that boys would pay more attention to me | .09 | .07 | .24 | .51 | .06 | .27 | .07 |
.66
|
Peer appearance comparisons | ||||||||
How frequently do you compare yourself to same-sex peers? | ||||||||
Weight | .05 | .15 | .31 | .18 | .07 |
.64
| .06 | .18 |
Shape/build | .08 | .08 | .21 | .23 | .21 |
.79
| .08 | .09 |
Hips/chest and pecs | .16 | .15 | .12 | .21 | .17 |
.79
| .07 | .03 |
Stomach | .05 | .05 | .29 | .24 | .09 |
.74
| .04 | .18 |
Thighs/biceps | .16 | .06 | .19 | .23 | .15 |
.81
| .09 | .16 |