Differences in body esteem by weight status, gender, and physical activity among young elementary school-aged children

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-84

  Shriver, Lenka H ^a   Harrist, Amanda W ^a   Page, Melanie ^a   Hubbs Tait, Laura ^a   Moulton, Michelle ^a   Topham, Glade ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body esteem; Children; Gender; Physical activity; Weight status

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 84871651713     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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