Psychosocial risk factors for eating disorders in Hispanic females of diverse ethnic background and non-Hispanic females

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  George, Valerie A ^a   Erb, Allison F ^a   Harris, Cristen L ^a   Casazza, Krista ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Image; Ethnicity; Hispanic; Psychosocial risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EATING DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VENEZUELA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EATING DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845419038     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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