Body dissatisfaction, disordered eating and depression differentially affect adolescent girls (compared to boys); however, these variables have not been examined in relation to ethnicity. A review of the literature finds that Black adolescent girls are more satisfied with their bodies than White adolescent girls and engage much less frequently in dieting or disordered eating than do White girls...

Gender-typed behaviors and interests were investigated in 26 girls, aged 2-10 years, affected with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and in 26 unaffected girls matched for age. Girls with CAH were more interested in masculine toys and less interested in feminine toys and were more likely to report having male playmates and to wish for masculine careers. Parents of girls with CAH rated their ...

Cross-situational continuity and change in anxious solitary girls' behavior and peer relations were examined in interactions with familiar versus unfamiliar playmates. Fourth-grade girls (N=209, M age=9.77 years, half African American, half European American) were identified as anxious solitary or behaviorally normative using observed and teacher-reported behavior among classmates. Subsequently...

Baseline assessments of 4 to 8-year-old children, 26 girls and 101 boys, referred to outpatient treatment for disruptive behaviors, were examined, focusing on possible differences between the functioning of boys and girls and their families. Child variables included diagnostic information, measures of disruptive behaviors, social competence, and independent observations of child behaviors. A va...

AIM To gain insight into the relations between protective/risk family interactions and depressive symptoms in adolescent boys and girls. METHOD A self-reported cross-sectional survey was conducted on a representative sample of 1191 secondary school students (617 girls and 574 boys) aged from 14 to 19 years, with a median of 16, from all secondary schools in the Primorsko-goranska County, Croa...

Objectives: To assess the awareness and attitude regarding teenage pregnancy among adolescent girls.
 Methods: A descriptive cross- sectional design was carried out 334 girls of school students Chandannath Municipality, Jumla.
 Results: Awareness inadequate in 68% girls, moderate 26% adequate only 6%. Attitude to denounce good 58.1%, neutral 34.4% unfavorable in7.5%. There no relation...

<p>This investigation aims to study the features of use digital devices by preschool children depending on sex. The results an interview with 495 (50% girls) aged 6-7 (M=63,6 months, SD=4,7 months) from Moscow kindergartens are presented. contains questions about frequency and familiar favorite leisure activities. demonstrate that boys more often than girls. Girls in varied ways boys, usi...