Perceptions of body weight, weight management strategies, and depressive symptoms among US college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-50

  Harring, Holly Anne ^a   Montgomery, Kara ^a   Hardin, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

body weight perceptions; college students; depressive symptoms; weight management strategies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY IMAGE; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955180632     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.483705     Document Type: Article

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