Primetime television impacts on adolescents' impressions of bodyweight, sex appeal, and food and beverage consumption

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-98

  Hampl, Jeffrey S ^a,c   Wharton, Chris M ^a   Taylor, Christopher A ^b   Winham, Donna M ^a   Block, Jillian L ^a   Hall, Rick ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Nutrition ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Exercise; Obesity; Television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEER; BEVERAGE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PASTA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WINE;

EID: 2942543468     PISSN: 01419684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2004.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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