Psychological and behavioral correlates of excess weight: Misperception of obese status among persons with Class II obesity

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 628-632

  Jones, Megan ^a,b   Grilo, Carlos M ^b,c   Masheb, Robin M ^b   White, Marney A ^b  

^a PGSP Stanford PsyD Consortium ^*  (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

obesity; overweight; weight perception; weight status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AFFECT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78349238138     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20746     Document Type: Article

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