Journal article
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