Cultural Strengths as Moderators of the Relationship Between Acculturation to the Mainstream U.S. Society and Eating- and Body-Related Concerns Among Mexican American Women

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 430-440

  Bettendorf, Sonya K ^a   Fischer, Ann R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; eating disorders; ethnic identity; familism; Mexican American women

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650118196     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016382     Document Type: Article

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