Weight Loss Is Not the Answer: A Well-being Solution to the "Obesity Problem"

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 678-695

  Logel, Christine ^a   Stinson, Danu Anthony ^b   Brochu, Paula M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84949202339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12223     Document Type: Article

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