Communication With Significant Others About Weight Management: The Role of Confirmation in Weight Management Attitudes and Behaviors

Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 644-673

  Dailey, René M ^a   Richards, Andrea A ^b   Romo, Lynsey Kluever ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptance; challenge; confirmation; personal relationships; weight management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957886559     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650210362688     Document Type: Article

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