Dieting awareness and low self-worth: Related issues in 8-year-old girls

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-413

  Hill, Andrew J ^a   Pallin, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bodyweight; Children; Dieting; Self esteem; Weight concerns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM;

BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET, REDUCING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0031724869     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199812)24:4<405::AID-EAT7>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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