Associations among body size dissatisfaction, perceived dietary control, and diet history in African American and European American women

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 202-208

  Chandler Laney, Paula C ^a   Hunter, Gary R ^a   Bush, Nikki C ^a   Alvarez, Jessica A ^a   Roy, Jane L ^a   Byrne, Nuala M ^b   Gower, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Cognitive restraint; Dieting; Ethnicity; Self efficacy; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET THERAPY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 70349216953     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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