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Article: Predicting change in physical activity, dietary restraint, and physique anxiety in adolescent girls: Examining covariance in physical self-perceptions.(Leisure, sport and recreation)
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- Youth Studies Australia
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- March 1, 2004
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P. Crocker, C. Sabiston, S. Forrester, N. Kowaiski, K. Kowalski & M. McDonough, Canadian Journal of Public Health, v.94, n.5, 2003, pp.332-37.
Three objectives were examined in this study. The first was changes in BMI, global self-esteem, physical self-perceptions, social physique anxiety, physical activity and dietary restraint in a group of 631 Canadian girls aged 15-16 over a period of 12 months. The second was the stability of measuring these variables, and the third was the relationships among changes in the variables. The study revealed that although BMI increased significantly over the year, it had little impact in ...