Weight loss effort and anti-fat attitudes on perceptions of a target's sociability and experienced exclusion

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-55

  Bullock, Melinda ^a   Stambush, Mark A ^b   Mattingly, Brent A ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MUSKINGUM COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959328095     PISSN: 10712089     EISSN: 17519861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2011.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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