"Before and After" diet advertisements escalate weight stigma

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 282-288

  Geier, A B ^a   Schwartz, M B ^a   Brownell, K D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertisements; Eating disorders; Obesity; Stereotype; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOW CALORY DIET; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142769570     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325027     Document Type: Article

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