Teasing and weight-control behaviors in adolescent girls
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Teasing and weight-control behaviors in adolescent girls
OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between weight teasing, body satisfaction and weight control behaviors. METHODS Cross-sectional study based on adaptation and validity research of a North American questionnaire for adolescent girls about physical activity, nutrition, body image, perceptions, and behaviors. The variables used to conduct the study were weight control behaviors, body satisfa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Paulista de Pediatria
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0103-0582
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-05822013000400003