Do antifat attitudes predict antifat behaviors?

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  O'Brien, Kerry S ^a,b   Latner, Janet D ^c   Halberstadt, Jamin ^d   Hunter, John A ^d   Anderson, Jeremy ^d   Caputi, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; LEADERSHIP; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STEREOTYPING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349105435     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.456     Document Type: Article

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