Disgust, contempt, and anger and the stereotypes of obese people

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 377-382

  Vartanian, Lenny R ^a   Thomas, Margaret A ^b   Vanman, Eric J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anger; Contempt; Disgust; Intergroup emotions; Obesity; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANGER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTEMPT; DISGUST; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREJUDICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84891911269     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-013-0067-2     Document Type: Article

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