Effects of exposure to unrealistic promises about dieting: Are unrealistic expectations about dieting inspirational?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-149

  Trottier, Kathryn ^a   Polivy, Janet ^a   Herman, C Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet advertisements; Dietary restraint; Expectations about dieting; Weight loss inspiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET RESTRICTION; EXPECTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ADVERTISING; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CULTURE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 14944386111     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20071     Document Type: Article

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