How to lose weight bias fast! Evaluating a brief anti-weight bias intervention

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 846-861

  Diedrichs, Phillippa C ^a   Barlow, Fiona Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054049239     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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