"Obesity Is a Disease": Examining the Self-Regulatory Impact of This Public-Health Message

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 997-1002

  Hoyt, Crystal L ^a   Burnette, Jeni L ^a   Auster Gussman, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

disease; health; individual differences; mental models; obesity; public health message; self control; self regulation; weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84898858796     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613516981     Document Type: Article

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