Body image distortion in fifth and sixth grade students may lead to stress, depression, and undesirable dieting behavior

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-181

  Cho, Jin Hee ^a   Han, Sung Nim ^b   Kim, Jung Hee ^c   Lee, Hong Mie ^a  

^a Daejin University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body image; Depression; Dietary habit; Obesity stress; Preadolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861121979     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2012.6.2.175     Document Type: Article

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