Emotion recognition and expression in young obese participants: preliminary study

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 477-482

  Surcinelli, Paola ^a   Baldaro, Bruno ^a   Balsamo, Antonio ^a   Bolzani, Roberto ^a   Gennari, Monta ^b   Rossi, Nicolino C F ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; APTITUDE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; OBESITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY;

EID: 36348944759     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.105.2.477-482     Document Type: Article

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