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Page, Randy M. – Child Study Journal, 1991
Addresses issue of whether underweight, normal-weight, and overweight adolescent females who maintain perception of being too fat differ with respect to loneliness, hopelessness, and shyness from each other and from those who do not think they are fat. Results indicate that underweight girls with perception of being too fat suffer significantly…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Body Weight, Eating Habits