Teaching adolescents about changing bodies: Randomized controlled trial of an Internet puberty education and body dissatisfaction prevention program

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 296-300

  Cousineau, Tara M ^a   Franko, Debra L ^b   Trant, Meredith ^c   Rancourt, Diana ^d   Ainscough, Jessica ^c   Chaudhuri, Anamika ^c   Brevard, Julie ^c  

^a BodiMojo Inc   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INFLEXXION INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction prevention; Body image; Early adolescence; Internet intervention; Puberty education; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL MATURATION; TEACHING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PUBERTY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77957749331     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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