The effects of idealized fitness images on anxiety, depression and global mood states in college age males and females

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-437

  Garvin, Ann Wertz ^a   Damson, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Fitness; Media; Mood; Solomon design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 41049109585     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307088146     Document Type: Article

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