by Joan, Fung-yee Chan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-99). / Abstract and questionnaire also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.viii / Chapter CHAPTER ONE - --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Slimness As An Updated Trend --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Physical Appearance as the Main Concern for Adolescents --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Stigma of Being Overweight --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Possible Psychological Correlates of Overweight --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Females are More Preoccupied with Appearance? --- p.10 / Chapter 1.6 --- Differences in Psychological Profiles of Boys and Girls with Diffprent Weight --- p.13 / Chapter 1.7 --- Subjective Satisfaction of Weight and Body Shape --- p.15 / Chapter 1.8 --- Related Local Findings --- p.17 / Chapter 1.9 --- Objectives of the Present Study --- p.20 / Chapter 1.10 --- The Use of EDI-2 --- p.22 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO - --- METHODOLOGY --- p.24 / Chapter 2 1 --- Subjects --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2 --- Measures / Scales --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3 --- Procedure --- p.32 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE - --- RESULTS --- p.34 / Chapter 3.1 --- Demographic Characteristics of Sample --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2 --- Prevalence of Overweight Among the Sample --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Satisfaction of Overall Body Shape --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4 --- Dissatisfaction Towards Different Body Parts --- p.39 / Chapter 3.5 --- Sex Differences --- p.41 / Chapter 3.6 --- Differences in Psychological Profile Among Different Weight Groups --- p.47 / Chapter 3.7 --- Psychological Profiles of Different Weight Groups with Different Levels of Body Shape Satisfaction --- p.53 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR - --- DISCUSSION / Chapter 4.1 --- The Prevalence of Obesity among Chinese Adolescentsin Hong Kong --- p.68 / Chapter 4.2 --- Differences in Psychosocial Variables --- p.68 / Chapter 4.3 --- "“Normative Dissatisfaction"" Towards Own Body Shape" --- p.70 / Chapter 4.4 --- Differences in Psychological Profile between Boys and Girls --- p.73 / Chapter 4.5 --- Effect of Weight among Boys and Girls --- p.76 / Chapter 4.6 --- Effect of Subjective Satisfaction with Own Body Shape --- p.82 / Chapter 4.7 --- Conclusions --- p.87 / Chapter 4.8 --- Limitations of the Present Study --- p.89 / Chapter 4.9 --- Recommendations for Future Studies --- p.91 / REFERENCES --- p.93 / APPENDIX --- p.100
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322353 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Chan, Joan Fung-yee., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Psychology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, viii, 100, 6 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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