Perception of Others' Body Size Influences Weight Loss and Regain for European American but Not African American Women

Health Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 414-418

  Chandler Laney, Paula C ^a   Hunter, Gary R ^a   Ard, Jamy D ^a   Roy, Jane L ^a   Brock, David W ^b   Gower, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

dieting; Obesity; race; weight loss intervention; weight loss maintenance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY SIZE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; DIET, REDUCING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 67650954449     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014667     Document Type: Article

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