Weight concern across the life-span: Relationship to self-esteem and feminist identity

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 103-106

  Tiggemann, Marika ^a   Stevens, Claire ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feminist attitudes; Life span; Weight concern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 0032915802     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199907)26:1<103::AID-EAT14>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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