Carrying weight for the world: Influence of weight descriptors on judgments of large-sized women

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 989-1006

  Smith, Christine A ^a   Schmoll, Karissa ^b   Konik, Julie ^a   Oberlander, Shawna ^b  

^a Antioch College   (United States)

^b Wright State University ^*

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EID: 34247378252     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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