Causal attributions of obese men and women in genetic testing: Implications of genetic/biological attributions

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 749-761

  Hilbert, Anja ^a   Dierk, Jan Michael ^a   Conradt, Matthias ^a   Schlumberger, Pia ^a   Hinney, Anke ^b   Hebebrand, Johannes ^b   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Causal attributions; Familial obesity risk; Obesity; Self efficacy; Weight regulation behaviour

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70449504639     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440801947787     Document Type: Article

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