Good intentions gone awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-being

Body Image

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Brunson, Julie A ^a   Øverup, Camilla S ^a   Nguyen, Mai Ly ^a   Novak, Sarah A ^b   Smith, C Veronica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Diet; Exercise; Gender differences; Self esteem; Social control; Weight stigma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER DIFFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

BODY IMAGE; DIET; EXERCISE; GENDER DIFFERENCES; SELF-ESTEEM; SOCIAL CONTROL; WEIGHT STIGMA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891623926     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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