Monday, March 21, 2011

Bullying, Body Image, Childrens' Health!

Children who are dissatisfied with their appearance often have problems with their peer group, researchers in Sweden said.

For her thesis at the University of Gothenburg, Carolina Lunde tracked almost 1,000 children between the ages of 10-14 to investigate the link between body image and peer group relationships.

Children who are teased or subject to bullying are particularly critical of their appearance -- and they tend to be this way over a long period...
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Read more: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/03/20/Bad-body-image-bullying/UPI-52831237607442/#ixzz1HCjV0BzE