Perception of current and ideal body size in preschool age children

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 885-889

  Ambrosi Randić, Neala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034197975     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.3.885     Document Type: Article

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