Perceptions of self in 3-5-year-old children: A preliminary investigation into the early emergence of body dissatisfaction

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-292

  Tremblay, Line ^a   Lovsin, Tanya ^a   Zecevic, Cheryl ^a   Larivière, Michel ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size estimation; Gender differences; Overweight; Parental perceptions; Preschool children; Satisfaction with body image

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79959380184     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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