Nutritional Sciences
- Volume 7 Issue 4
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- Pages.241-246
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- 2004
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- 1229-232X(pISSN)
Influence of Body Weight Perception on Weight Management Behavior among Korean Female Adolescents
- Lee, Dae Taek (Kim Chang Kew Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Kookmin University) ;
- Lee, Myung Chon (Department of Sports Science, Korea Institute of Sport Science) ;
- Kim, Jae Ho (Department of Physical Education, Dankook University) ;
- Cho, Jung Ho (Department of Physical Education, Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
- Cha, Kwang Suk (Division of Sport Science, Konkuk University) ;
- Chandler, Steve B. (Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Florida A & M University)
- Published : 2004.11.01
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of weight perception on weight management strategies including diet and exercise in Korean female adolescents. Junior (J) and senior (S) high school girls were divided in two groups; those who had