A longitudinal examination of patterns in girls' weight concerns and body dissatisfaction from ages 5 to 9 years

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 320-332

  Davison, Kirsten Krahnstoever ^a   Markey, Charlotte N ^b   Birch, Leann L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Childhood; Dietary restraint; Dieting; Girls; Overweight; Weight concerns; Weight status

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0242499860     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10142     Document Type: Article

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