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Body Size and Social Self-Image Among Adolescent African American Girls: The Moderating Influence of Family Racial Socialization
Ellen M. Granberg, Ph.D.1*,
Leslie Gordon Simons, Ph.D.2,
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Ronald L. Simons, Ph.D.2
1 Clemson University
2 University of Georgia
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: granber{at}clemson.edu.
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Social psychologists have amassed a large body of work demonstrating that overweight african american adolescent girls have generally positive self-images, particularly when compared with overweight females from other racial and ethnic groups. Some scholars have proposed that elements of african american social experience may contribute to the maintenance of these positive self-views. The article evaluates these arguments using data drawn from a panel study of socioeconomically diverse african american adolescent girls living in Iowa and georgia. The article analyzes the relationship between body size and social self-image over three waves of data, starting when the girls were 10 years of age and concluding when they were approximately 14. The findings show that heavier respondents hold less positive social self-images; however, the findings also show that being raised in a family that practices racial socialization moderates this relationship.
First published on June 18, 2009, doi:10.1177/0044118X09338505
Youth & Society 2009;41:256.
A more recent version of this article appeared on December 1, 2009
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