Acculturation and body image perception among Latino youth

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-41

  Ayala, Guadalupe X ^a   Mickens, Lavonda ^b   Galindo, Patricia ^b   Elder, John P ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acculturation; Body Image; Latino; Media Influences; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENCE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HEALTH STATUS; LATINO PEOPLE; OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 33751563175     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850600824294     Document Type: Article

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