Are there different sociocultural influences on body image and body change strategies for overweight adolescent boys and girls?

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 156-163

  McCabe, Marita P ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina A ^a   Holt, Kate ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Gender; Muscle bulk; Overweight; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTAL STRESS; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; OVERWEIGHT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77952500711     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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