The Correlation Between Female Adolescent’s Knowledge About Physical Change at Period of Puberty with Female Adolescent’s Body Image in District of Ngaliyan

Abstract

Most striking change at adolescent is physical change. Physical change that happened represent natural process, but oftentimes adolescent ignorance to the change make them worry and shame. This research aim to find out the correlation between female adolescent’s knowledge about physical change at period of puberty with female adolescent’s body image in District of Ngaliyan. Responder research amount to 99 female adolescent with the age of 10-15 years and have been menstruation in district of Ngaliyan. The research used correlation research with cross sectional approached. The data research was analyzed by Spearman Rank. Data analysis showed that p value 0,039 (=0, 05). It is meant that there was correlation between female adolescent’s knowledge about physical change at period of puberty with female adolescent’s body image in district of Ngaliyan. And its coefficient correlation 0,208, showed that both variables have weak and unidirectional correlation. Female adolescent better more open about their feeling and shall see positive to its body. These matters require attention coming from all side either from parents, school, and nurse as health professional care giver.