Associations among body size, body image perceptions, and weight loss attempts among African American, Latino, and white youth: A test of a Mediational model

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 394-404

  Epperson, Anna E ^a   Song, Anna V ^a   Wallander, Jan L ^a   Markham, Christine ^a   Cuccaro, Paula ^b   Elliott, Marc N ^c   Schuster, Mark A ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

body perception; body size; ethnicity; race; weight loss; youth

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84899506030     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst096     Document Type: Article

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