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Peer reviewedGranner, Michelle L.; Black, David R.; Abood, Doris A. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2002
Examined smoking and drinking levels relative to body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness among female college students. Student surveys indicated that frequency of smoking and drinking significantly and linearly related to body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness. Negative-affect reduction motivations for use of these substances more…
Descriptors: Black Students, Body Image, Body Weight, College Students
Peer reviewedAbood, Doris A.; Black, David R. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2000
Evaluated a health education intervention that emphasized risk factors associated with drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction among female college athletes. Surveys of athletes in intervention and comparison groups indicated that the intervention was associated with decreased drive for thinness, which in turn was associated with decreased…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Athletes, Body Image, Body Weight
