Testing the norm to fat talk for women of varying size: What's weight got to do with it?

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 176-179

  Barwick, Amy ^a   Bazzini, Doris ^a   Martz, Denise ^a   Rocheleau, Courtney ^a   Curtin, Lisa ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body derogation; Body dissatisfaction; Fat talk; Positive body talk; Thin ideal; Weight related stigma

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHARACTER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOW CALORY DIET; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOMATOTYPE; STUDENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHARACTER; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OVERWEIGHT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOMATOTYPES; STUDENTS; THINNESS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355161697     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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