Internalized societal attitudes moderate the impact of weight stigma on avoidance of exercise

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 757-762

  Vartanian, Lenny R ^a   Novak, Sarah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNALIZED SOCIETAL ATTITUDE; MALE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STIGMA; WEIGHT STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953194411     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.234     Document Type: Article

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