For the overweight, is proximity to in-shape, normal-weight exercisers a deterrent or an attractor? An examination of contextual preferences

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 139-143

  Dunlop, William L ^a   Schmader, Toni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contextual preferences; Relational demography; Social identity; Social physique anxiety; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84899434710     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-012-9281-y     Document Type: Article

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