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ERIC Number: EJ638782
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
Body Dissatisfaction, Drive for Thinness, and Self-Esteem in African American College Females.
James, Kimberly A.; Phelps, LeAdelle; Bross, Andrea L.
Psychology in the Schools, v38 n6 p491-96 Nov 2001
Evaluates African American undergraduate females (N=95) for body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and on four dimensions of self-concept. Results indicate body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness at levels commensurate with Caucasian samples. A hierarchical multiple regression found a combination of physical self-concept, drive for thinness, and personal competence to be highly predictive of body dissatisfaction in this sample. (Contains 21 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Black Students, Body Image, Body Weight, Females, Higher Education, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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