Ambiguity and judgments of obese individuals: No news could be bad news

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 152-156

  Ross, Kathryn M ^a   Shivy, Victoria A ^a   Mazzeo, Suzanne E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Obesity bias; Paired comparisons; Social desirability; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STIGMA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049092151     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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