Body image dissatisfaction as an important contributor to suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents: Gender difference and mediation of parent and peer relationships

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-303

  Kim, Dong Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Gender; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENT COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 62149134582     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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