The self-perceptions and life experiences of young homeless people vary significantly by race, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. The findings ...
... physical self-concept, the outstanding one is that of an attractive physical appearance, because the self-perception of this is strongly related to anxiety, depression and psychological well-being. ...
... on the psychosocial consequences of obesity and exercise.
For this study, children filled out the Self-Perception Profile for Children and the Reynolds Child Depression Scale reports before and ...
... of cultural identification. They found significant levels of "frame-shifting" (changes in self perception) in bicultural participants—those who participate in both Latino and Anglo culture. While ...
... findings are fairly common in these types of analyses, but the findings suggest a disconnect between self-perception and functional ability.
Researchers said the study is limited because the disease ...
... that the adolescent will be victimized over the long term, but also that victimization can reinforce the negative self-perceptions that the adolescent already has," Adams states in the study. "It is ...
... the brain constructs an internal image of the body. The knowledge that the sense of corporal identification/self-perception can be manipulated to make people believe that they have a new body is of ...
... active and experiencing better health in old age," she said. "Thus, studies on self-perceptions of aging can contribute to our understanding of potential indicators of resilience in older adults and ...
... academic areas, athletics and music."
The researchers also found the effect of academic proficiency on self-perceptions was significantly stronger for girls. Girls who did not advance academically ...
... of whether they initially liked wearing glasses," Walline said. "This indicates that children's physical appearance self-perception is likely to improve with contact lens wear, even if they don't mind ...
... they were unable to continue their traditional male or female role after their stroke and that this challenged their self-perception and identity. "You're not as much a husband as you were before" ...
... to evaluate the impact of FI on four aspects of patients' QOL: lifestyle; coping behavior; depression or self perception; and level of embarrassment. Each aspect is described as ...
... 1970 British Birth Cohort Study who, as 10 year-olds, had been assessed for emotional problems, self-perceptions and BMI, and who reported on their BMI again at age 30. The researchers found that ...
... perceived their residential neighbourhood environments as being safer compared to white Caucasians' self perceptions, and they reported significantly lower availability of home exercise equipment and ...
... according to a new study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Survivors' self-perceptions improved with weight lifting regardless of how much strength they gained during the ...
