Body perceptions, weight control behavior, and changes in adolescents' psychological well-being over time: A longitudinal examination of gender

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 927-939

  Yuan, Anastasia S Vogt ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body perceptions; Depression; Gender; Psychological well being; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954243359     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9428-6     Document Type: Article

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