The effects of "thin ideal" media on women's body image concerns and eating-related intentions: The beneficial role of an autonomous regulation of eating behaviors

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-365

  Mask, Lisa ^a   Blanchard, Céline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

" Thin ideal" media; Autonomous motivation; Body image; Eating intentions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TELEVISION;

ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; DIET, REDUCING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; STUDENTS; TELEVISION; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052454685     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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