Determinants of Eating Attitudes among Overweight and Nonoverweight Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-145

  Symons Downs, Danielle ^a   DiNallo, Jennifer M ^a   Savage, Jennifer S ^a   Davison, Kirsten Krahnstoever ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Body satisfaction; Depression; Eating; Obesity; Physical activity; Sex differences; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34447338845     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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