Intergroup bias in weight controllability attributions

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-328

  Popan, Jason R ^a   Kenworthy, Jared B ^a   Barden, Melisa A ^a   Griffiths, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attribution bias; Controllability; Obesity; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951651748     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430209350474     Document Type: Article

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