An evaluation of a theoretical model predicting dieting behaviors: Tests of measurement and structural invariance across ethnicity and gender

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 114-135

  Boie, Ioana ^a   Lopez, Anna L ^b   Sass, Daniel A ^c  

^a MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; dieting behaviors; Latina o college students; structural invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874463548     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: 19476302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748175612468595     Document Type: Article

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