Reading magazine articles about dieting and associated weight control behaviors among adolescents.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The purpose was to examine the sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents who read magazine articles about dieting/weight loss and the relationship between reading these types of magazine articles and psychosocial well-being and weight control behaviors. Dieting-related magazine exposure was associated with indicators of psychosocial distress and unhealthy dieting; interventions that address media consumption should reach out to all youth regardless of ethnic and social backgrounds
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Utter, J; Neumark-Sztainer, D; Wall, M; Story, M
Published Date
- January 2003
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 32 / 1
Start / End Page
- 78 - 82
PubMed ID
- 12507805
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1054-139X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00455-x
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States