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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ628737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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The Relationship bBetween Health and Fitness Magazine Reading and Eating-Disordered Weight-Loss Methods among High School Girls.
Thomsen, Steven R.; Weber, Michele M.; Brown, Lora Beth
American Journal of Health Education, v32 n3 p133-38 May-Jun 2001
Investigated the relationship between reading women's health and fitness magazines and using eating disordered diet methods (laxatives, appetite suppressants/diet pills, vomiting, and over-restricting calories) among adolescent high school girls. Student surveys found positive associations between reading frequency and use of unhealthy weight control practices. Frequent readers also scored significantly higher on a scale measuring eating-disordered cognitions. (SM)
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Females, Health Behavior, High School Students, High Schools, Periodicals, Physical Fitness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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