Relationship between body image and body mass index in college men

Julia A. Watkins; Catherine Christie; Pamela Chally

doi:10.3200/JACH.57.1.95-100

Relationship between body image and body mass index in college men

Julia A. Watkins, Catherine Christie, Pamela Chally

University of North Florida

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Objective and Participants: The authors examined cognitive and affective dimensions of body image of a randomized sample of 188 college men on the basis of body mass index (BMI). Methods: They conducted chi-square tests and ANOVAs to determine differences between 4 BMI groups (underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese) on demographics and body image measures.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	95-100
Journal	Journal of American College Health
Volume	57
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3200/JACH.57.1.95-100
State	Published - Jan 7 2008

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Physical Therapy
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Pathology
Gerontology

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