Original Reports: Overweight and Obesity--"Does Skinny Mean Healthy?" Perceived Ideal, Current, and Healthy Body Sizes among African-American Girls and Their Female Caregivers

Original Reports: Overweight and Obesity--"Does Skinny Mean Healthy?" Perceived Ideal, Current, and Healthy Body Sizes among African-American Girls and Their Female Caregivers

The obejctive of this study was to qualitatively and quantitatively examine body image ideals and perceived weight-related health among African-American girls and their female caregivers to inform intervention development for Girls Rule!, an obesity prevention pilot program. Results are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Ethnicity & disease 2004-09, Vol.14 (4), p.533ff-533ff
Hauptverfasser: Katz, Mira L, Gordon-Larsen, Penny, Bentley, Margaret E, Kelsey, Kristine, Ammerman, Alice, Shields, Kenitra
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African Americans
Girls
Health and Medicine
Obesity
Perceptions
Pilot Projects
Self image
United States
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Zusammenfassung:The obejctive of this study was to qualitatively and quantitatively examine body image ideals and perceived weight-related health among African-American girls and their female caregivers to inform intervention development for Girls Rule!, an obesity prevention pilot program. Results are discussed.
ISSN:1049-510X