V.1. Thesis - A longitudinal study of children's disordered eating and muscle preoccupation -- v.2. Professional portfolio - Chronic fatigue syndrome : conundrums and implications for psychological management
Summary
This thesis examined the role of individual factors in the development of dieting and muscal preoccupation in children. The main factor associated with these weight and shape concerns was perfectionism. It is important to identify risk factors in order to design intervention programs to decrease these behaviours in children
Notes
Submitted to the School of Psychology of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University