Negative stereotyping of obesity in children: The role of controllability beliefs

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1977-1993

  Tiggemann, Marika ^a   Anesbury, Tracy ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034257433     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02477.x     Document Type: Article

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