Self-esteem differences as a function of race and weight preoccupation: Findings and implications

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-55

  Jones, S L ^a   Moulton, M A ^a   Moulton, P ^a   Roach, S ^a  

^a Sport Care Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEGRO; OBSESSION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 0032959558     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-3867(98)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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