The effects of pubertal changes on body image and relations with peers of the opposite sex in adolescence

The purpose of this research was to study the impact of pubertal maturation on body image and on the perceived quality of relations with opposite sex peers in adolescence. A sample of 157 French adolescents aged from 11 to 16 years filled in self-report scales; physical development was measured by p...

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Published in:Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 1993-12, Vol.16 (4), p.421-438
Main Authors: Rodriguez-Tomé, H., Bariaud, F., Zardi, M.F.Cohen, Delmas, C., Jeanvoine, B., Szylagy, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Age Factors
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Body Image
Child
Child development
Developmental psychology
Factors
Female
Foreign Countries
France
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Interpersonal Relationship
Male
paris, france
Peer Relationship
Peer relationships
Personal relationships
physical development
Preadolescents
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Puberty
Puberty - psychology
Regression Analysis
Self Concept
Self image
self-perception
Sex Characteristics
Sex Differences
Sexual Maturation
Social research
Teenagers
youth development
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Summary:The purpose of this research was to study the impact of pubertal maturation on body image and on the perceived quality of relations with opposite sex peers in adolescence. A sample of 157 French adolescents aged from 11 to 16 years filled in self-report scales; physical development was measured by physicians using Tanner criteria (pubic hair, genitalia and breast growth). Results of ANOVAs confirmed that boys evaluate themselves on attractiveness more positively than girls, and showed no difference between the sexes on perceived physical condition. Multiple regression analyses revealed different effects — according to sex — of pubertal status on body image and relations with opposite sex peers. Correlational patterns suggested that the experience of the body and the experience of relations with opposite sex peers are not built in the same way in girls and boys during adolescence.
ISSN:0140-1971
1095-9254
DOI:10.1006/jado.1993.1034