Association of thin-ideal media exposure, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors among adolescents in Taiwan

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 382-385

  Chang, Fong Ching ^a   Lee, Ching Mei ^a   Chen, Ping Hung ^a   Chiu, Chiung Hui ^a   Pan, Yun Chieh ^a   Huang, Tzu Fu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Disordered eating behaviors; Media exposure; Thin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY DISSATISFACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MEDIA; TAIWAN; THIN IDEAL MEDIA EXPOSURE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BODY DISSATISFACTION; DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORS; MEDIA EXPOSURE; THIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; THINNESS;

EID: 84881027510     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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