Media influences on body image and disordered eating among indigenous adolescent Australians

Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 157, 2005, Pages 115-127

  McCabe, Marita P ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina ^a   Mellor, David ^a   Ball, Kylie ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 18444364990     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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