## Objective: The present study examined the relationship among weight, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem in a large group of african american and white female dieters who were generally overweight and of middle to high socioeconomic status. ## Method: Subjects were participants in a survey o
Familial and ecological correlates of self-esteem in African American children
β Scribed by Katrina Walker; Eric Taylor; Angela McElroy; Di-Ann Phillip; Melvin N. Wilson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 812 KB
- Volume
- 1995
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1520-3247
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