Weight Stigmatization Moderates the Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage-Related PSAs Among U.S. Parents

Media Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 534-560

  Vaala, Sarah E ^a   Bleakley, Amy ^b   Hennessy, Michael ^c   Jordan, Amy B ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Campus Edge Advisors LLC ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84958043605     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2015.1121826     Document Type: Article

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