Gender differences in fat talk among american adults: Results from the psychology of size survey

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 34-41

  Martz, Denise M ^a   Petroff, Anna B ^a   Curtin, Lisa ^a   Bazzini, Doris G ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Body talk; Fat talk; Gender; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650624152     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9587-7     Document Type: Article

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