The effects of causal beliefs and binge eating on the stigmatization of obesity

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-124

  Bannon, Katie L ^a   Hunter Reel, Dorian ^a   Wilson, G Terence ^a   Karlin, Robert A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Binge eating; Obesity; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANTIFAT ATTITUDES TEST; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDES QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIGMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSAL MEASURE OF BIAS OF FAT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649141891     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20588     Document Type: Article

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