The influence of wanting to look like media figures on adolescent physical activity

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-50

  Taveras, Elsie M ^a,e   Rifas Shiman, Sheryl L ^a   Field, Alison E ^b,c   Frazier, A Lindsay ^b   Colditz, Graham A ^b,d   Gillman, Matthew W ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Center for Child Health Care Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender differences; Media; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TELEVISION;

EID: 2942513002     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00370-7     Document Type: Review

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