A prospective study on the impact of peer and parental pressure on body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls and boys

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-109

  Helfert, Susanne ^a   Warschburger, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body dissatisfaction; Longitudinal; Parental pressure; Peer pressure; Weight and muscle concerns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953034249     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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