Effect of gender composition of school on body concerns in adolescent women

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 239-243

  Tiggemann, Marika ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body figure preferences; Coeducational schools; Gender composition; Single sex schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035113462     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-108X(200103)29:2<239::AID-EAT1015>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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