Perceptions of body image among Malaysian male and female adolescents

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-311

  Khor, Geok Lin ^a,b   Zalilah, M S ^a   Phan, Y Y ^a   Ang, M ^a   Maznah, B ^b   Norimah, A K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Eating habits; School health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALAYSIAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDERS; MALAYSIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65949090535     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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