Effects of biggest loser exercise depictions on exercise-related attitudes

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-103

  Berry, Tanya R ^a   McLeod, Nicole C ^a   Pankratow, Melanie ^a   Walker, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Explicit attitudes; Implicit attitudes; Media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TELEVISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TELEVISION;

EID: 84865318345     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.37.1.11     Document Type: Article

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