The relationship between media exposure and antifat attitudes: The role of dysfunctional appearance beliefs

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-55

  Lin, Linda ^a   Reid, Kathleen ^b  

^a EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance beliefs; Body image; Media; Obesity; Prejudice; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; NEW ENGLAND; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 57849142026     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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