Body image and size perceptions of Mexican American women

Body Image

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-75

  Cachelin, Fary M ^a   Monreal, Teresa K ^a   Juarez, Laura C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Body image; Body size preferences; Ethnicity; Figure ratings; Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344455127     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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