A naturalistic study of fat talk and its behavioral and affective consequences

Body Image

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 337-345

  Jones, Michelle D ^a   Crowther, Janis H ^a   Ciesla, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body checking; Body dissatisfaction; Disordered eating; EMA; Fat talk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; BODY IMAGE; COMMUNICATION; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908133701     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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