Body checking and avoidance among behavioral weight-loss participants

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Latner, Janet D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Body avoidance; Body checking; Body image; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 41549134783     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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