Factors associated with mothers' obesity stigma and young children's weight stereotypes

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 118-126

  Holub, Shayla C ^a   Tan, Cin Cin ^a   Patel, Sanobar L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti fat attitudes; Attribution theory; Authoritarian parenting style; Obesity (attitudes toward)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954576942     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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