Weight discrepancy and body appreciation of Zimbabwean women in Zimbabwe and Britain

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 559-562

  Swami, Viren ^a,b   Mada, Rujeko ^a   Tovée, Martin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body appreciation; Media exposure; Migration; Weight discrepancy; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; ZIMBABWE;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84866874013     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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