Ideal body size beliefs and weight concerns of fourth-grade children

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Thompson, Sharon H ^a   Corwin, Sara J ^b   Sargent, Roger G ^b,c  

^a Wall College of Business   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Dept of Hlth Prom and Education ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030889011     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199704)21:3<279::AID-EAT8>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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