Body dissatisfaction in female adolescents: Extent and correlates

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-384

  Schneider, Sven ^a   Weiß, Melanie ^a   Thiel, Ansgar ^b   Werner, Anne ^c   Mayer, Jochen ^b   Hoffmann, Holger ^d   Diehl, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Body mass index; Body weight; Perceptual distortion; Weight perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY DISSATISFACTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SPORT; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; LINEAR MODELS; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOFTWARE; SPORTS;

EID: 84877125355     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1897-z     Document Type: Article

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