When ideology hurts: Effects of belief in the protestant ethic and feeling overweight on the psychological well-being of women

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 402-414

  Quinn, Diane M ^a   Crocker, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRISTIANITY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0033176230     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.77.2.402     Document Type: Article

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