The effects of actual and perceived body weight on unhealthy weight control behaviors and depressed mood among adult women in Seoul, Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 323-330

  Kim, Dong Sik ^a   Kim, Hyun Sun ^a   Cho, Youngtae ^a   Cho, Sung Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Depression; Weight perception; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 58149145681     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2008.41.5.323     Document Type: Article

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