University of Minnesota
Subculture, peers, and parents play important role in body satisfaction for young girls
Published in Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly, December 18th, 2005
"The purpose of this study was 2-fold: (1) to determine the prevalence of high body satisfaction in a multiethnic, urban population of adolescent females, and (2) to examine the demographic, socioenvironmental, personal, and behavioral factors associated with high body satisfaction among adolescent girls. The study population included 2,357 female middle and high school students who completed surveys in 1998-1999," scientists in the United States report.
A.M. Kelly and colleagues at the University of Minnesota proposed, "High body satisfaction and...
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