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Table 2 Descriptive indices of body image and its components in the two experimental and control groups

From: The effect of teaching puberty health concepts on the basis of a health belief model for improving perceived body image of female adolescents: a quasi-experimental study

Variable

Experimental group N = 30

Control group N = 30

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Body image

 Pretest

244.66

25.67

229.93

25.06

 Posttest

273.06

26.83

251.40

28.93

Satisfaction with various parts of the body

 Pretest

32.26

5.42

30.26

6.37

 Posttest

34.10

5.22

31.80

5.89

Attitude towards weight

 Pretest

17.90

2.65

17.20

3.48

 Posttest

18.23

2.62

17.50

2.52

Self-attitude

 Pretest

186.10

21.99

186.00

26.21

 Posttest

206.46

24.30

201.33

25.57