How you look versus how you feel: Associations between BMI z-score, body dissatisfaction, peer victimization, and self-worth for African American and white adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-28

  Sutter, Carolyn ^a   Nishina, Adrienne ^a   Adams, Ryan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Ethnicity; Peer victimization; Self worth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX Z SCORE; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CRIME VICTIM; ETHNOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER INFLUENCE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84930654020     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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