Stigmatization of eating disorders: A Controlled study of the effects of the television show starved

Eating Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-164

  Katterman, Shawn N ^a,b   Klump, Kelly L ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MASS COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; EATING; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; TELEVISION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950998747     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640260903585599     Document Type: Article

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