Sociocultural Influences on Attitudes to Weight and Eating: Results of a Natural Experiment

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 589-596

  Wardle, Jane ^a   Watters, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body image; Children; Natural experiment; Sociocultural influences; Weight and eating attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD EATING ATTITUDE TEST; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AFFECT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CULTURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 2142648667     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10268     Document Type: Article

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