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Predictors Of Adolescent Male Body Image Dissatisfaction: Implications For Negative Health Practices And Consequences For School Health From A Regionally Representative Sample, James Leone, Joyce Fetro, Mark Kittleson, Kathleen Welshimer, Julie Partridge, Stacia Robertson Aug 2015

Predictors Of Adolescent Male Body Image Dissatisfaction: Implications For Negative Health Practices And Consequences For School Health From A Regionally Representative Sample, James Leone, Joyce Fetro, Mark Kittleson, Kathleen Welshimer, Julie Partridge, Stacia Robertson

Mark J Kittleson

BACKGROUND: Adolescent males are more likely to sustain intentional and unintentional injuries, be involved in a physical confrontation, and be successful in suicide attempts. Body image dissatisfaction (BID) has been linked as a possible contributing factor to these negative health behaviors and risks; however, research is limited with males. The interaction of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social variables in a holistic model has yet to be explored for males. Variables precipitating adolescent males to develop an unhealthy body image and act on negative health behaviors, such as body image drug use, were the impetus for this study. METHODS: A randomized cross-sectional …


Development And Validation Of The Adolescent Body Image Satisfaction Scale (Abiss): Implications For The Strength And Conditioning Professional, James Leone, Joyce Fetro, Mark Kittleson, Kathleen Welshimer, Julie Partridge, Stacia Robertson, Suanne Maurer-Starks, Michael Olson Aug 2015

Development And Validation Of The Adolescent Body Image Satisfaction Scale (Abiss): Implications For The Strength And Conditioning Professional, James Leone, Joyce Fetro, Mark Kittleson, Kathleen Welshimer, Julie Partridge, Stacia Robertson, Suanne Maurer-Starks, Michael Olson

Mark J Kittleson

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