The psychological consequences of weight change trajectories: Evidence from quantitative and qualitative data

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 419-430

  Carr, Deborah ^a   Jaffe, Karen ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Consumer Reports National Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Psychological well being; Self concept; Stigma; Temporal comparison theory; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; THINNESS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84864576975     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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