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ERIC Number: EJ626001
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1089-5701
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Social Physique Anxiety and Physical Activity among Adolescents.
Eklund, Robert C.; Bianco, Theresa
Reclaiming Children and Youth, v9 n3 p139-42 Fall 2000
This article examines the potential impact of adolescent social physique anxiety on behavior and physical activity settings. Offers that an awareness and consideration of the self-presentational sensitivities that adolescents may experience in physical activity settings provide important avenues for understanding and addressing certain types of troubling physical activity-related behaviors. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Body Image, Peer Influence, Physical Activity Level, Physical Attractiveness, Physical Education Facilities
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special Topic: "Mirror Mirror. . .Kids and Body Image." For related articles, see CG 556 871-883.