Obesity, body dissatisfaction, and emotional well-being in early and late adolescence: Findings from the project EAT study

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 373-378

  Mond, Jonathan ^a   Van Den Berg, Patricia ^b   Boutelle, Kerri ^c   Hannan, Peter ^d   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Emotional well being; Mediation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY DISSATISFACTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79952698123     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.07.022     Document Type: Article

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