Body dissatisfaction, engagement in body change behaviors and sociocultural influences on body image among Chinese adolescents

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-164

  Xu, Xiaoyan ^a   Mellor, David ^b   Kiehne, Melanie ^b   Ricciardelli, Lina A ^b   McCabe, Marita P ^b   Xu, Yangang ^a  

^a SICHUAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body change behaviors; Body dissatisfaction; Chinese adolescents; Sociocultural influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL VALUES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77649339061     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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