Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ213663
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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A Group Behavior Modification Approach to Adolescent Obesity.
And Others; Zakus, Gloria
Adolescence, v14 n55 p481-90 Fall 1979
Described is a group weight control project with severely obese adolescent girls in a medical setting. Behavior modification principles were utilized with peer group interaction. Significant others had separate group meetings. Small amounts of weight loss were recorded. Dropouts continued to have a net gain. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Females, Group Counseling, Nutrition, Obesity, Peer Influence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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