Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ548198
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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Ethnic Differences in Women's Body Satisfaction: An Experimental Investigation.
Henriques, Gregg R.; And Others
Journal of Social Psychology, v136 n6 p689-97 Dec 1996
Investigates the influence of ethnic differences on women's body satisfaction. Summarizes a study where white and black female undergraduates received bogus positive and negative social feedback. The feedback resulted in corresponding changes in the white females' body satisfaction. Black women were unaffected by the feedback. (MJP)
Descriptors: Blacks, Body Image, Cultural Images, Cultural Influences, Eating Disorders, Ethnic Groups, Feedback, Females, Higher Education, Physical Attractiveness, Racial Differences, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Social Cognition, Social Influences, Social Psychology, Social Science Research, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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