Communicating Stigma About Body Size

Health Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 603-615

  Anderson, Jenn ^a   Bresnahan, Mary ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884265161     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2012.706792     Document Type: Article

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