Social likeability, conformity, and body talk: Does fat talk have a normative rival in female body image conversations?

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Tompkins, K Brooke ^a   Martz, Denise M ^a   Rocheleau, Courtney A ^a   Bazzini, Doris G ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body talk; Conformity; Fat talk; Self acceptance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69449091547     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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