Experiencing weight bias in an unjust world: Impact on exercise and internalization

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 741-749

  Pearl, Rebecca L ^a   Dovidio, John F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief in a just world; Exercise; Internalization; Weight bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; WEIGHT BIAS; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932635819     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000178     Document Type: Article

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