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Jill Rierdan
Researcher at Wellesley College
Publications - 37
Citations - 1248
Jill Rierdan is an academic researcher from Wellesley College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Menarche & Menstruation. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 37 publications receiving 1226 citations. Previous affiliations of Jill Rierdan include University of Massachusetts Boston.
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Perceptions of weight and attitudes toward eating in early adolescent girls.
Elissa Koff,Jill Rierdan +1 more
TL;DR: Sixth grade girls responded to questions about their weight, body image, dieting practices, and attitudes toward weight and eating suggested that feeling too fat and wishing to lose weight were becoming normative for young adolescent girls.
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Gender, Body Image, and Self-Concept in Early Adolescence
TL;DR: In this paper, the structure and valuation of body image and the relationship between body image, self-concept, and self-esteem were examined in 169 9th grade males and females.
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Preparing girls for menstruation: recommendations from adolescent girls.
Elissa Koff,Jill Rierdan +1 more
TL;DR: This study asked adolescent girls who had been menstruating for one to three years how they would prepare younger girls for the event, and how theyWould advise parents to prepare their daughters, and suggested several ways early preparation could be revised.
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Advanced pubertal development and eating disturbance in early adolescent girls
Elissa Koff,Jill Rierdan +1 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that although normal pubertal increases in fatness and weight initially might induce eating-related concerns, it is the psychological response to these changes, in the form of more negative body image, that ultimately becomes more important for promoting eating disturbance.