Body size estimation in early adolescence: Factors associated with perceptual accuracy in a nonclinical sample

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Sand, Liv ^a   Lask, Bryan ^b,c   Høie, Kjartan ^a   Stormark, Kjell Morten ^a  

^a Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Body size estimation; Distorting photograph technique; Eating problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959376946     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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