A daily diary assessment of female weight stigmatization

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 228-240

  Seacat, Jason D ^a   Dougal, Sarah C ^a   Roy, Dooti ^b  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

daily diary; health behavior; obesity; stigma; weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; WRITING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; WRITING;

EID: 84954433526     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105314525067     Document Type: Article

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