Mothers' and Fathers' Perceptions of their Adolescent Daughters' Shape, Weight, and Body Esteem: Are they Accurate?

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-87

  Geller, Josie ^a,b   Srikameswaran, Suja ^a,b,c   Zaitsoff, Shannon L ^a,d,e   Cockell, Sarah J ^a,b,c   Poole, Gary D ^b,d  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c St Paul's Hospital ^*  (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body esteem; Eating disorders; Parents; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037234683     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021801616575     Document Type: Article

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