Internalization of ideal body shapes in 9-12-year-old girls

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-204

  Sands, Emma R ^a   Wardle, Jane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Internalization; Print media; Thin ideal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERNALIZATION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; STANDARD;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037369907     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10121     Document Type: Article

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