Body image, weight loss and muscle building among Tongan adolescents in Tonga and New Zealand McCabe, Marita, Fotu, Kalasita and Dewes, Ofa 2011, Body image, weight loss and muscle building among Tongan adolescents in Tonga and New Zealand, Journal of health psychology, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 1101-1108, doi: 10.1177/1359105311400226. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Body image, weight loss and muscle building among Tongan adolescents in Tonga and New Zealand Author(s) McCabe, Marita Fotu, Kalasita Dewes, Ofa Journal name Journal of health psychology Volume number 16 Issue number 7 Start page 1101 End page 1108 Total pages 8 Publisher Sage Publications Place of publication London, England Publication date 2011-10 ISSN 1359-1053 1461-7277 Keyword(s) adolescents body image increase muscles lose weight males and females Tongans Summary This study examined body image and associated behaviours among 48 adolescents (24 males, 24 females) in Tonga, as well as 48 Tongan adolescents (24 males, 24 females) living in New Zealand (NZ). There was a lack of focus on body weight and shape among adolescents in both countries. Males evidenced a high focus on muscles. Females wanted to lose weight and obtain a soft round body. There were very few differences in the body image or body change strategies of Tongan adolescents in Tonga or NZ. Sociocultural messages need to be explored further in order to better understand these findings. Language eng DOI 10.1177/1359105311400226 Field of Research 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Socio Economic Objective 920307 Pacific Peoples Health - Health Status and Outcomes HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article HERDC collection year 2011 Copyright notice ©2011, Sage Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30042004 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 03 Feb 2012, 14:05:27 EST Mon, 06 Feb 2012, 09:24:33 EST Mon, 06 Feb 2012, 09:25:45 EST Mon, 06 Feb 2012, 09:27:26 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 12:53:55 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 17:37:56 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 6 times in TR Web of Science Cited 6 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 330 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 03 Feb 2012, 14:05:15 EST by Penny Andrews