1. Predictors of girls' self-initiated dieting and patterns of weight control behavior in childhood and adolescence Open Access Author: Balantekin, Katherine N Title: Predictors of girls' self-initiated dieting and patterns of weight control behavior in childhood and adolescence Graduate Program: Nutritional Sciences Keywords: dieting; weight control; adolescence; parenting; media; social n File: Download Balantekin_Disseration_final_032015.pdf Committee Members: Leann L Birch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJennifer Savage Williams, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorBarbara Jean Rolls, Committee MemberKathleen Loralee Keller, Committee MemberLori Anne Francis, Committee Member