When thinking that you are fat makes you feel worthless: Activation and application of meta-stereotypes when appearance matters

Social Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-39

  Gordijn, Ernestine H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77249142412     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2010.28.1.20     Document Type: Article

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