Body image and anti-fat attitudes: An experimental study using a haptic virtual reality environment to replicate human touch

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 100-106

  Tremblay, Line ^a   Roy Vaillancourt, Mélina ^a   Chebbi, Brahim ^a   Bouchard, Stéphane ^b   Daoust, Michael ^a   Dénommée, Jessica ^a   Thorpe, Moriah ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; TOUCH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959145453     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0226     Document Type: Article

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