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ERIC Number: EJ408157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Disordered Eating in Southwestern Pueblo Indians and Hispanics.
Snow, Janeanne T.; Harris, Mary B.
Journal of Adolescence, v12 n3 p329-36 Sep 1989
Investigated incidence of eating disorders in Pueblo Indian and Hispanic high school students (N=95). Found no ethnic differences. Majority of girls reported wanting to lose weight, being worried about weight, and indulging in binge eating. Nine girls reported eating habits consistent with bulimia. Few boys indicated concerns about weight or eating habits. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Anorexia Nervosa, Body Weight, Bulimia, Cross Cultural Studies, Eating Habits, High School Students, High Schools, Hispanic Americans, Low Income Groups, Rural Youth, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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