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Body deception

Jan 25, 2007 08:30

Many studies rely on self-reporting for their data, but this can be a serious weakness. Even for such measurable items as height and weight, self-report can differ significantly from reality. Brener et al (2003) compared the self-reported height and weight of over 2000 high school students to their measured height and weight, and found that on ( Read more... )

elizabeth spencer, lying, idealized body image, health, weight, height, adolescents, puberty, dieting, food, r f gillum, gender differences, age, nancy brener, bmi, students, christopher sempos, adolescence, sex differences, weight loss, boys, perception, eating, eating disorders, body image

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utsi January 26 2007, 02:33:23 UTC

this reminds me about a book i have yet to finish reading. transforming body image. the one exercise i read was talking about holding your hands over various areas (eyes shut, lying down) and then bringing your hands down to your body to find out how out far off your perceptions were (this obviously presupposes that it will be out of whack).