Sociocultural influences on eating attitudes and behaviors, body image, and psychological functioning: A comparison of African‐American, Asian‐American, and Caucasian college women

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 181-187

  Akan, Gloria E ^a   Grilo, Carlos M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; BLACKS; BODY IMAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIET, REDUCING; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMAN; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; WHITES;

EID: 0029088467     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-108X(199509)18:2<181::AID-EAT2260180211>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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