Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ484714
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Dietary Restraint and Fatness in Early Adolescent Girls and Boys.
Fox, K. R.; And Others
Journal of Adolescence, v17 n2 p149-61 Apr 1994
Investigated degree to which actual fatness and/or greater body dimensions might provide stimulus for dietary restraint (DR) in children (n=126). High DR boys were heavier, fatter, and had larger waists and hips resulting from fat deposition than low DR boys. High DR girls were heavier and fatter that low DR girls, with larger waists and hips. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Preadolescents, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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