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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 2, 263-273 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167290162007
© 1990 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Gender Differences in Concern with Body Weight and Physical Appearance Over the Life Span

Patricia Pliner

Erindale College, University of Toronto

Shelly Chaiken

New York University

Gordon L. Flett

York University

Age, gender, and gender role differences on a set of variables including concern with eating, body weight, and physical appearance, global self-esteem, and appearance self-esteem were examined in a sample of subjects consisting of 639 visitors to a participatory science museum. Their ages ranged from 10 to 79 years. Results showed that females are more concerned than males about eating, body weight, and physical appearance and have lower appearance self-esteem. More important, these gender differences are generally apparent at all ages. The importance of gender differences across the life span in appearance concern and appearance self-esteem is discussed.


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