Body-related emotional experiences of young aboriginal women

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 517-537

  Fleming, Tara Leigh ^a   Kowalski, Kent C ^a   Humbert, M Louise ^a   Fagan, Kristina R ^a   Cannon, Martin J ^a   Girolami, Tammy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Bedford Road Collegiate ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Adolescence; Body; Emotion

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; INTROSPECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CONFORMITY;

EID: 33645663810     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732306286846     Document Type: Article

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