Childhood obesity, gender, actual-ideal body image discrepancies, and physical self-concept in Hong Kong children: Cultural differences in the value of moderation.

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 647-662

  Marsh, Herbert W ^a,b   Hau, K T ^b,c   Sung, R Y T ^c   Yu, C W ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Actual ideal discrepancy models; Body image; Childhood obesity; Cultural differences; Doctrine of the mean; Gender differences; Moderation; Physical self concept

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34248339186     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.3.647     Document Type: Article

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