One step closer: Understanding the complex relationship between weight and self-esteem in ethnically diverse preadolescent girls

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-139

  Erickson, Sarah J ^a   Hahn Smith, Anne ^b   Smith, Jane Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Solano Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Body esteem; Body image; Disordered eating patterns; Preadolescence; Self esteem; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849112252     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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