Headless, hungry, and unhealthy: A video content analysis of obese persons portrayed in online news

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 686-702

  Puhl, Rebecca M ^a   Peterson, Jamie Lee ^a   Depierre, Jenny A ^a   Luedicke, Joerg ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIA; OBESITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84879102858     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.743631     Document Type: Article

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