The effect of effort and weight controllability on perceptions of obese individuals

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 515-526

  Black, Melissa J ^a   Sokol, Nicole ^a,b   Vartanian, Lenny R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

attribution theory; controllability; effort; obesity; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STEREOTYPING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUDGMENT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STEREOTYPING; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919348540     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2014.953025     Document Type: Article

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