Body image, weight loss and muscle building among Tongan adolescents in Tonga and New Zealand

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1101-1108

  McCabe, Marita P ^a   Fotu, Kalasita ^b   Dewes, Ofa ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FIJI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Fiji)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adolescents; body image; increase muscles; lose weight; males and females; Tongans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SELF CONCEPT; TONGA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SELF CONCEPT; TONGA; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 80053528187     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311400226     Document Type: Article

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