Autonomy Support From Family and Friends and Weight Loss in College Women

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404-416

  Powers, Theodore A ^a   Koestner, Richard ^b   Gorin, Amy A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomous self regulation; autonomy support; weight management

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249125694     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1091-7527.26.4.404     Document Type: Article

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