Relationship of weight, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem in african american and white female dieters

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-130

  Caldwell, Melissa B ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^a   Wilfley, Denise E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Upper social classes; White women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY IMAGE; DIET, REDUCING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 0030753065     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199709)22:2<127::AID-EAT2>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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