Cultural factors in collegiate eating disorder pathology: When family culture clashes with individual culture

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-314

  Tomiyama, A Janet ^a   Mann, Traci ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian culture; College health; Eating disorder pathology; Enmeshment; Independence; Interdependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CULTURE; EATING DISORDERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149175334     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.3.309-314     Document Type: Article

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