title: Body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, and overweight among inner-city Hispanic children and adolescents.
abstract: We examined the associations among self-reported body image, self-esteem, and measured body mass index (BMI) in El-Salvadoran American youth. Higher BMI was associated with body size dissatisfaction, lower peer esteem, and attempts to lose weight. Body size dissatisfaction was also significantly related to self-esteem in these El-Salvadoran American youth.
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA. nmirza@cnmc.org
authors.forename: Nazrat M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: Dawnavan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Jack A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Yanovski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004219:District of Columbia; D004544:El Salvador / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D012649:Self Concept; D014505:Urban Population
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