Obesity discrimination: The role of physical appearance, personal ideology, and anti-fat prejudice

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 455-460

  O'Brien, K S ^a,b   Latner, J D ^c   Ebneter, D ^c   Hunter, J A ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anti fat; anti fat prejudice; authoritarianism; body image; obesity discrimination; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTI FAT PREJUDICE; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; AUTHORITARIANISM; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875219077     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.52     Document Type: Article

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