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This study evaluated the peculiarities of relationships of body image and self-esteem of Ukrainian adolescents with different types of constitutional development. In a school-based cross-sectional survey, a total of 250 adolescents were recruited. They filled out self-completing questionnaires on body image, body parts ranking, self-esteem, personal qualities and related factors. The results suggest that body image in the consciousness of a teenager defines his personal characteristics, level of self-esteem, the scope of internal conflicts and specific features of emotional reactions on the environment.
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Tiunova, A. Relationship of Body Image and Self-Esteem in Adolescents with Different Types of Constitutional Development: Preliminary Results. Act Nerv Super 57, 81–86 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03379626
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