Ethnic differences in the stigma of obesity: Identification and engagement with a thin ideal

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1165-1172

  Hebl, Michelle R ^a   King, Eden B ^b   Perkins, Andrew ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disengagement; Disidentification; Obesity; Race; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350340078     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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