Overconcern with weight and shape is not the same as body dissatisfaction: Evidence from a prospective study of pre-adolescent boys and girls

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-270

  Allen, Karina L ^a   Byrne, Susan M ^a,b   McLean, Neil J ^a   Davis, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Dieting; Overconcern with weight and shape

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATOTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOTYPES;

EID: 47849087960     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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