Date of Award
1-1-2019
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology
Program
Counseling Psychology
Content Description
1 online resource (vi, 59 pages)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Myrna L Friedlander
Committee Members
Jessica L Martin, Susan D Phillips
Keywords
body dissatisfaction, body image, college mental health, college women, latina women, women's health, Hispanic American women college students, Body image in women, Body image disturbance, Eating disorders in women
Subject Categories
Counseling Psychology | Women's Studies
Abstract
Despite extensive research on the high prevalence of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders among white college women, minimal research has been conducted on Latina college women’s experience of body dissatisfaction. Recent research indicates that Latina college women have a high prevalence of body dissatisfaction and eating disorder pathology. The purpose of the present study was to extend this line of study by investigating the role of acculturative stress as a predictor of body dissatisfaction in Latina college women. Additionally, the study examined the potential buffering effects of ethnic identity and differentiation of self as moderators of the relation between acculturative stress and body dissatisfaction.
Recommended Citation
Almonte, Julien Alexandra, "The contribution of acculturative stress to body dissatisfaction among Latina college women : testing the moderating effects of ethnic identity and differentiation of self" (2019). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2211.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2211