Adolescent girls' race/ethnic status, identities, and drive for thinness

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 667-684

  Boyd, Emily M ^a   Reynolds, John R ^b   Tillman, Kathryn Harker ^b   Martin, Patricia Yancey ^b  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Body esteem; Drive for thinness; Exercise; Identity; Perceptions; Race ethnicity; Weight control practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955047313     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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