Trajectories of body mass and self-concept in black and white girls: The lingering effects of stigma

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-16

  Mustillo, Sarah A ^a   Hendrix, Kimber L ^a   Schafer, Markus H ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

children and youth; mental health; obesity; self concept; stigma

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84857775471     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146511419205     Document Type: Article

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