Dorak, Ferudun2019-10-272019-10-2720110301-22121179-6391https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2011.39.4.553https://hdl.handle.net/11454/45153The aim in this study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem and body image in female adolescents who are athletes or nonathletes. Adolescent girls (N = 477) between the ages of 12 and 14 participated in the research in Izmir, Turkey. The self-esteem survey developed by Coopersmith (1967) and the Body Cathexis Scale developed by Secord and Jourard (1953) were used in the study. The findings obtained show that there is a significantly stronger relationship between self-esteem and body image in the athletic adolescent girls compared with the sedentary girls (p < 0.05).en10.2224/sbp.2011.39.4.553info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessadolescent girlsself-esteembody imagebody satisfactionphysical appearancesportsArticle394553561WOS:000292010800012Q4