Intergenerational perceptions of body image in hispanics: Role of BMI, gender, and acculturation

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1970-1979

  Olvera, Norma ^a   Suminski, Richard ^b   Power, Thomas G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; BMI; Body image; Ideal body size; Mexican American children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ESTHETICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33644819982     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.242     Document Type: Article

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