A study on the attitudes of middle school students concerning height / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
;
: 248-255, 2008.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-89328
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of middle-school students about height and their behaviors related to height gain.METHODS:
One thousand four hundred twenty two middle-school students were included. We requested that the students complete a battery of questionnaires asking about problems associated with height.RESULTS:
There was a clear difference between real height and desired height. Most students (83.7%) had height dissatisfaction. Most students (91.1%) were concerned about their height. Few students made efforts to improve their height, even though most students had height dissatisfaction and were concerned about their height. Herbal medicine had a tendency to become popularized in treatments for height. Students generally did not judge their friends by height, but there was a small tendency to ignore shorter friends and to feel a sense of inferiority around taller friends. Most students had a greater desire to have a beautiful face than a good body, especially to be tall. Most students thought that there would be some handicaps in life if they had a short stature.CONCLUSION:
The attitudes and concerns about height in adolescence should be understood, and recognized as one aspect of treatment for problems associated with height.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Herbal Medicine
/
Friends
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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