Weight-related actual and ideal self-states, discrepancies, and shame, guilt, and pride: Examining associations within the process model of self-conscious emotions

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 488-494

  Castonguay, Andree L ^a   Brunet, Jennifer ^b   Ferguson, Leah ^c   Sabiston, Catherine M ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Polynomial regression; Response surface; Self conscious emotions; Self discrepancy theory; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SHAME; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; JUDGMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SHAME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866854217     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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