Would You Like Fries (380 Calories) With That? Menu Labeling Mitigates the Impact of Weight-Based Stereotype Threat on Food Choice

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 414-421

  Brochu, Paula M ^a   Dovidio, John F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

menu labeling; obesity; self regulation; stereotype threat; weight stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898920480     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550613499941     Document Type: Article

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