Experiences of obesity among Saudi Arabian women contemplating bariatric surgery: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 664-677

  Alqout, Ohud ^a   Reynolds, Frances ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

appearance; body image; body size; culture; distress; eating behaviour; interpretative phenomenological analysis; norms; obesity; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISLAM; MORBID OBESITY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ARABS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ISLAM; MOTIVATION; OBESITY, MORBID; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84899560895     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313476977     Document Type: Article

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