Self-esteem and Body Image of Turkish Adolescent Girls
The aim in this study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem and body image in female adolescents who are athletes or nonathletes. Adolescent girls (N = 477) between the ages of 12 and 14 participated in the research in İzmir, Turkey. The self-esteem survey
developed by Coopersmith (1967) and the Body Cathexis Scale developed by Secord and Jourard (1953) were used in the study. The findings obtained show that there is a significantly stronger relationship between self-esteem and body image in the athletic adolescent girls compared with the sedentary
girls (p < 0.05).
Keywords: ADOLESCENT GIRLS; BODY IMAGE; BODY SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL APPEARANCE; SELF-ESTEEM; SPORTS
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 May 2011
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