Is health behavior among university students determined by actual body shape or by body image? A European study.
BACKGROUND: Appropriate body image self-perceptions provide a good help to increase the feeling of personal well-being, thus having an important impact on health. Universities, having an important role in shaping of the future workers, represent an important setting to approach health issues. OBJECT...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 937 - 945 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2021
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