“I Was Taught to Think of My Body as Too Sexual”: Comparative Thematic Analysis of Parent and Peer Messages About the Body During Adolescence
Journal of Adolescent Research
Published online on June 18, 2025
Abstract
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Parents and peers play an important role in adolescents’ body image and embodiment. Messages girls receive about sex and puberty during these formative years can contribute to either positive embodiment or disrupted/disconnected embodiment. To better ...
Parents and peers play an important role in adolescents’ body image and embodiment. Messages girls receive about sex and puberty during these formative years can contribute to either positive embodiment or disrupted/disconnected embodiment. To better ...