The effects of fat talk on body dissatisfaction and eating behavior: The moderating role of dietary restraint

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 451-461

  Compeau, Alyssa ^a,b   Ambwani, Suman ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Dietary restraint; Eating behavior; Experimental research; Fat talk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY DISSATISFACTION; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY RESTRAINT; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; FAT TALK; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

BODY DISSATISFACTION; DIETARY RESTRAINT; EATING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; FAT TALK;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; COMMUNICATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884532277     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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