A comparison of body perceptions in relation to measured body composition in young Japanese males and females

Body Image

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 372-380

  Kagawa, M ^a,b   Kuroiwa, C ^c   Uenishi, K ^d   Mori, M ^d   Dhaliwal, S ^a   Hills, A P ^b   Binns, C W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Koriyama Institute of Health Science   (Japan)

^d KAGAWA NUTRITION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body perception; Gender; Japanese; Percentage body fat

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; THINNESS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 35448996586     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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