Young adults' strategies for managing social support during weight-loss attempts

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 267-278

  Faw, Meara H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; obesity overweight; relationships; social support; weight management; young adults

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893952996     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732313520079     Document Type: Article

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