Internalization of the thin ideal as a predictor of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in African, African-American, and afro-caribbean female college students

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 196-211

  Gilbert, Stefanie C ^a   Crump, Stacey ^a   Madhere, Serge ^a   Schutz, William ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; Body dissatisfaction; Eating disorders; Thin ideal

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450164503     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87568220902794093     Document Type: Article

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