Beliefs and perceived norms concerning body image among African-American and latino teenagers

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 858-870

  Barroso, Cristina S ^a   Peters, Ronald Joseph ^b   Johnson, Regina Jones ^c   Kelder, Steven H ^a   Jefferson, Troy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Riverside Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; body image; Hispanic Latino; overweight obesity; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; SELF CONCEPT; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956980124     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309358197     Document Type: Article

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