Shedding the pounds but not the stigma: Negative attributions as a function of a target's method of weight loss

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 128-144

  Mattingly, Brent A ^a   Stambush, Mark A ^b   Hill, Ashley E ^b  

^a ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MUSKINGUM COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 76749100690     PISSN: 10712089     EISSN: 17519861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2009.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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