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Mukai, Takayo – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1996
Compared impact of maternal influences and impact of peer influences on eating problems among Japanese adolescent girls. Found greater impact of peer interactions in grades 10 and 11, while maternal influence was stronger in grades 8 and 9. Measured participants' sensitivity to social evaluation and found no effects of grade in this area. (SD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Dietetics, Eating Disorders