Does ethnicity influence body-size preference? A comparison of body image and body size

Obesity Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 158-166

  Cachelin, Fary M ^a   Rebeck, Ramona M ^a   Chung, Grace H ^a   Pelayo, Elizabeth ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Body size assessments; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0036512530     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.25     Document Type: Article

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