Obesity-stigma as a multifaceted constraint to leisure

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 574-588

  Lewis, Stephen T ^a   Van Puymbroeck, Marieke ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraints; Leisure; Obesity; Overweight; Stigma

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149114927     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2008.11950153     Document Type: Article

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