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How body concerns, body mass, self-rated health and self-esteem are mutually impacted in early adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study

2021; BioMed Central; Volume: 21; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/s12889-021-10553-x

ISSN

1471-2458

Autores

Eivind Meland, Hans Johan Breidablik, Frode Thuen, Gro Beate Samdal,

Tópico(s)

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Resumo

Impaired self-rated health (SRH) and self-esteem (SE) in adolescents are associated with increased body mass index (BMI). These associations are often studied using cross-sectional designs; we performed a longitudinal cohort survey to examine them.

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