Unveiled: Pre-wedding weight concerns and health and beauty plans of Australian brides

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1027-1035

  Prichard, Ivanka ^a   Tiggemann, Marika ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appearance; Body image; Brides; Healthy behaviours; Weddings; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BEAUTY CULTURE; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349787584     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309342905     Document Type: Article

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