Comparisons of Body Mass Index, perception of body weight, body shape satisfaction, and self-esteem among Korean adolescents

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 97, Issue 3 II, 2003, Pages 1339-1346

  Kim, Oksoo ^a   Kim, Kyeha ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 2142758174     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.3f.1339     Document Type: Article

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