Self-esteem, social support, collectivism, and the thin-ideal in Latina undergraduates

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-85

  Cordero, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Latina undergraduates; Self esteem; Social support; Thin ideal internalization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROL; ESTHETICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650678630     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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