Internalization of U.S. female beauty standards as a mediator of the relationship between Mexican American women's acculturation and body dissatisfaction.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Poloskov, Elizabeth; Tracey, Terence J.G.
- Source
- Body Image (BODY IMAGE), Sep2013; 10(4): 501-508. (8p)
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1740-1445
Highlights: [•] Composite and global evaluations captured unique dimensions of body dissatisfaction. [•] Internalization mediated the acculturation–body dissatisfaction relationship. [•] Adopting Mexican culture was unrelated to internalizing U.S. beauty standards. [•] Adopting Mexican culture was unrelated to body dissatisfaction.