Is ideal body image related to obesity and lifestyle behaviours in African American adolescents?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-228

  Chen, X ^a   Wang, Y ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; African American; Ideal body image; Obesity; Weight control; Weight perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHICAGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT PERCEPTION;

EID: 84856535011     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01227.x     Document Type: Article

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