Attitudinal familism predicts weight management adherence in Mexican-American women

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-269

  Austin, Julia L ^a   Smith, Jane Ellen ^a   Gianini, Loren ^b   Campos Melady, Marita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Familism; Mexican American; Obesity; Socio cultural; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALORIC INTAKE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; GROUP PROCESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT; MEXICAN AMERICAN; OVERWEIGHT; PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CULTURE; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877835594     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9420-6     Document Type: Article

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