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The impact of education on weight control beliefs
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The impact of education on weight control beliefs

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether reading a self-help chapter on the body's regulation of weight can change weight control beliefs, and whether such changes in turn predict improvements in body dissatisfaction and self-esteem. Design/methodology/approach – Participants of a mixed racial sample of undergraduate college women ( n =154) completed measures of personal weight control beliefs, body dissatisfaction, …

Authors

Laliberte MM; Balk D; Tweed S; Smith J; Ghai A

Journal

International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 86–95

Publisher

Emerald

Publication Date

June 10, 2014

DOI

10.1108/eihsc-11-2013-0041

ISSN

2056-4902