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100 1 _aItani, Diala
_gMaster
245 1 0 _aBody image, self-esteem and academic achievement of 8th and 11th grades
260 _aBeirut
_bLebanese American University. School of Arts and Sciences.
_c2011
300 _a85 pages
500 _aالنوع : Mémoire
520 3 _aThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between body image, self-esteem and academic achievements of 8th and 11th grades male and female Lebanese students. A survey was administered on a sample of 120 students from two private schools in Beirut using two instruments: the 34-item Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire, MBSRQ (Cash, 2000) composed of five subscales, and the 10-item Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, RSE (Rosenberg, 1965). Students wrote their trimesters’ GPAs that represent their academic achievement. The study’s findings supported by the comprehensive review of literature confirmed the influence of body image and self- esteem on adolescents’ academic achievement. The results revealed that body image and self-esteem, and body image and academic achievement are positively and equally correlated in both genders. However, the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement was only apparent in females. The study contributes to a wider appreciation of the educators’ importance in addressing the factors that influence body image and self-esteem, such as social comparison and media, and offers recommendations, such as preventative and interventional programs, to be implemented in schools in order to help students improve their body imag
650 4 _aBody Image
650 4 _aEnseignement générale
650 4 _aEstime personnelle
650 4 _aGeneral education
650 4 _aImage du corps
650 4 _aL’accomplissement des étudiants
650 4 _aSelf-Esteem
650 4 _aStudents achievement
650 4 _aالتعليم العام
650 4 _aتحصيل الطلبة
650 4 _aتقدير الذات
650 4 _aصورة الجسد
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