Internalization of the thin ideal among low-income ethnic minority adolescent girls

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-314

  Snapp, Shannon ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body image; Ethnic minority; Girls; Thin ideal internalization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MASSACHUSETTS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINNESS;

EID: 69449091424     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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