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Direct linkSaling, Marissa; Ricciardelli, Lina A.; McCabe, Marita P. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2005
The present study was designed to assess body mass index (BMI), self-esteem, parent and peer relations, negative affect, and perfectionism, as predictors of dieting, food preoccupation, and muscle preoccupation, in 326 preadolescent children (150 girls and 176 boys) aged between 8 and 10 years. Preadolescents were tested twice over a 10-month…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Peer Relationship, Predictor Variables, Adolescents
