Equal weights but different weight perceptions among us adolescents

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 493-504

  Martin, Molly A ^a   May, Ashleigh L ^b   Frisco, Michelle L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Body Mass Index; Gender; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WEIGHT PERCEPTION;

EID: 77952364807     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309355334     Document Type: Article

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