Prevalence and magnitude of body weight and shape dissatisfaction among university students

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-439

  Neighbors, Lori A ^a   Sobal, Jeffery ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image, Body dissatisfaction, Figure rating scale, Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNDERWEIGHT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 35348856867     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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