Threat of the thin-ideal body image and body malleability beliefs: Effects on body image self-discrepancies and behavioral intentions

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 334-341

  Arciszewski, Thomas ^a   Berjot, Sophie ^b   Finez, Lucie ^b  

^a University of Provence Aix Marseille University   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Body image; Body malleability; Self discrepancy; Thin ideal; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LINEAR MODELS; MASS MEDIA; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; SELF CONCEPT; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862217497     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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