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Society and the Adolescent Self-Image
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This article is published in Sociology.The article was published on 1969-05-01. It has received 16312 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Child and adolescent psychiatry.read more
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Measuring empathic tendencies : reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the interpersonal reactivity index
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) and found that it is a useful instrument to measure people's self-reported empathic tendencies.
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Are self-enhancing cognitions associated with healthy or unhealthy biological profiles?
TL;DR: The authors found that high self-enhancers had lower cardiovascular responses to stress, more rapid cardiovascular recovery, and lower baseline cortisol levels, consistent with the positive illusions predictions and counter to the predictions of the defensive neuroticism position.
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Social connectedness, self-esteem, and depression symptomatology among collegiate athletes versus nonathletes.
TL;DR: Athletes had significantly greater levels of self-esteem and social connectedness, as well as significantly lower levels of depression, than did nonathletes, however, the statistically strongest predictors of depression in this cohort were the variables of gender, self- esteem, socialconnectedness, and sleep.
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Body Image, Eating Disorders, and the Drive for Muscularity in Gay and Heterosexual Men: The Influence of Media Images
TL;DR: Results indicated that viewing and purchasing of muscle and fitness magazines correlated positively with levels of body dissatisfaction for both gay and heterosexual men and Pornography exposure was positively correlated with social physique anxiety for gay men.
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Sex differences in event-related risk for major depression
TL;DR: Women were approximately three times more likely than men to experience major depression in response to any stressful life event, and stressful life events overall pose a greater risk for depression among women compared to men.