Improving the body image, eating attitudes, and behaviors of young male and female adolescents: A new educational approach that focuses on self- esteem

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-57

  O'Dea, Jennifer A ^a   Abraham, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Eating disorders; Education; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING HABIT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEACHER; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0034070339     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(200007)28:1<43::AID-EAT6>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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