Self-objectification and depressive symptoms: Does their association vary among Asian American and White American men and women?

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-144

  Grabe, Shelly ^a   Jackson, Benita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Depressive symptoms; Men; Self objectification; White American; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY IMAGE; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICS;

ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 61449243564     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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