Journal article
Body image and appearance perceptions from immigrant adolescents in Canada: An interpretive description
Abstract
Body dissatisfaction has been linked to a number of poor health outcomes, including eating disorders. However, very few studies have investigated body dissatisfaction among immigrant adolescents. Using inductive qualitative inquiry, this study recruited a purposeful sample of immigrant adolescents (N=18, 78% female) with an eating disorder (n=8) and without an eating disorder (n=10). All adolescents were between 16 and 19 years of age (M=16.80, …
Authors
Kimber M; Georgiades K; Jack SM; Couturier J; Wahoush O
Journal
Body Image, Vol. 15, , pp. 120–131
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.08.002
ISSN
1740-1445