Weight preoccupation as a function of observed physical attractiveness: Ethnic differences among normal-weight adolescent females

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 803-812

  Colabianchi, Natalie ^a   Ievers Landis, Carolyn E ^b   Borawski, Elaine A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Dieting; Disordered eating; Racial differences; Weight preoccupation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 33748205493     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj091     Document Type: Article

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