Factors associated with body image dissatisfaction among adolescents in public schools students in Salvador, Brazil

Factors associated with body image dissatisfaction among adolescents in public schools students in Salvador, Brazil

Objective: To identify the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction and associated factors among students in Salvador, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving a random sample of 1,494 (852 girls and 642 boys) adolescents between 11 and 17 years of age who were students in the public schoo...

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Main Authors: Mônica L.P. Santana, Rita de Cássia R. Silva, Ana M. O. Assis, Rosa M. Raich, Maria Ester P. C. Machado, Elizabete de J. Pinto, Lia T. L. P. de Moraes, Hugo da C. Ribeiro Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2013-06-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
Subjects:
Niños
Insatisfacción corporal
Actitudes alimentarias negativas
Adolescentes
Obesidad
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