Body Size Estimation from Early to Middle Childhood: Stability of Underestimation, BMI, and Gender Effects

Individuals who are overweight are more likely to underestimate their body size than those who are normal weight, and overweight underestimators are less likely to engage in weight loss efforts. Underestimation of body size might represent a barrier to prevention and treatment of overweight; thus in...

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Main Authors: Silje Steinsbekk, Christian A. Klöckner, Alison Fildes, Pernille Kristoffersen, Stine L. Rognsås, Lars Wichstrøm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
BMI
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02038/full