Quality of life and psychological functioning in pediatric obesity: the role of body image dissatisfaction between girls and boys of different ages

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2629-2638

  Gouveia, Maria João ^a   Frontini, Roberta ^a   Canavarro, Maria Cristina ^a   Moreira, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body image dissatisfaction; Pediatric obesity; Psychological functioning; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84912031810     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-014-0711-y     Document Type: Article

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