"Do real women have curves?" Paradoxical body images among latinas in New York City

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-28

  Viladrich, Anahí ^a   Yeh, Ming Chin ^a   Bruning, Nancy ^a   Weiss, Rachael ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Image; Body shape; Latinas and Hispanic women; Obesity; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57949101662     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9176-9     Document Type: Article

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