Self‐Esteem and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Literature Review

Obesity Research

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 479-490

  French, Simone A ^a   Story, Mary ^a   Perry, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; body esteem; children; obesity; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0029363617     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: 15508528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1995.tb00179.x     Document Type: Article

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