Is fat talking a causal risk factor for body dissatisfaction? A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 643-652

  Sharpe, Helen ^a   Naumann, Ulrike ^a   Treasure, Janet ^a   Schmidt, Ulrike ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body dissatisfaction; fat talk; peer influences; risk factor

Indexed keywords

FAT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY DISSATISFACTION; BODY FAT; BODY IMAGE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EFFECT SIZE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; META ANALYSIS; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84886951490     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22151     Document Type: Review

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