Relationship between violent behavior and repeated weight-loss dieting among female adolescents in Japan.

To examine whether interpersonal violence perpetration and violence toward objects are associated with body mass index (BMI), body weight perception (BWP), and repeated weight-loss dieting in female adolescents.A cross-sectional survey using a self-report questionnaire was performed evaluating inter...

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Main Authors: Nao Shiraishi, Atsushi Nishida, Shinji Shimodera, Tsukasa Sasaki, Norihito Oshima, Norio Watanabe, Tatsuo Akechi, Toshiaki A Furukawa, Yuji Okazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4161440?pdf=render