Parents' reports of the body shape and feeding habits of 36-month-old children: An investigation of gender differences

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 228-235

  Holm Denoma, Jill M ^a   Lewinsohn, Peter M ^b   Gau, Jeffrey M ^b   Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^a   Striegel Moore, Ruth ^c   Otamendi, Ainhoa ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body shape; Eating habits; Feeding patterns; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 27744598147     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20180     Document Type: Article

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