Parental influences on the dieting beliefs and behaviors of adolescent females in New Zealand

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 303-307

  Dixon, Robyn ^a   Adair, Vivienne ^b   O'Connor, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dieting behaviors; Dieting beliefs; Parental influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030273014     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00084-5     Document Type: Article

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