Ethnic differences in BMI and body/self-dissatisfaction among Whites, Asian subgroups, Pacific Islanders, and African-Americans

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 300-307

  Yates, Alayne ^a   Edman, Jeanne ^b   Aruguete, Mara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Sacramento County   (United States)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; Body mass index; Eating disorders; Ethnic groups; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHINESE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642357522     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00305-7     Document Type: Article

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