Appearance-related teasing, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating: A meta-analysis

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-270

  Menzel, Jessie E ^a   Schaefer, Lauren M ^a   Burke, Natasha L ^a   Mayhew, Laura L ^a   Brannick, Michael T ^a   Thompson, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance related teasing; Body dissatisfaction; Disordered eating; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957756171     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.05.004     Document Type: Review

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