Obesity in the news: Do photographic images of obese persons influence antifat attitudes?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-371

  McClure, Kimberly J ^a   Puhl, Rebecca M ^b   Heuer, Chelsea A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; OBESITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957498827     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.535108     Document Type: Article

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