Self-weighing behaviors in young adults: Tipping the scale toward unhealthy eating behaviors?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 468-474

  Quick, Virginia ^a   Larson, Nicole ^a   Eisenberg, Marla E ^a,b   Hannan, Peter J ^a   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Psychological well being; Self weighing; Weight control behaviors; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SELF WEIGHING BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STEROIDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867742832     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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