Self-perception and body image associations with body mass index among 810-year-old african american girls

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1144-1154

  Stockton, Michelle B ^a   Lanctot, Jennifer Q ^b   McClanahan, Barbara S ^a   Klesges, Lisa M ^b   Klesges, Robert C ^b,c   Kumanyika, Shiriki ^d   Sherrill Mittleman, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Children; Pediatric obesity; Self efficacy; Self esteem.

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TRAINING; WEIGHT CONTROL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TENNESSEE;

EID: 70450186574     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp023     Document Type: Article

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