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Marital status, marital satisfaction, and body image dissatisfaction

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Marital status is not significantly connected with body dissatisfaction, according to research among 16,377 respondents to a survey on weight and eating issues undertaken by Consumer Reports magazine and Yale University. Body dissatisfaction arises at comparable levels among married and unmarried people. The level of marital disharmony is significantly connected with body image disturbance when controlling for the effects of self-esteem, gender, age and body mass index.

Author: Wilfley, Denise E., Whisman, Mark A., Brownell, Kelly D., Friedman, Michael A., Dixon, Amy E.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1999
Body image

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Impact of perceived consensus on stereotypes about obese people: A new approach for reducing bias

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The effect of perceived social consensus on attitudes towards obese people is studied in three experiments. The experiments show that social consensus feedback influenced participants' attitudes and beliefs about causes of obesity, and secondly, providing information about the uncontrollable causes of obesity and supposed scientific prevalence of traits also improved attitudes.

Author: Schwartz, Marlene B., Brownell, Kelly D., Puhl, Rebecca M.
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2005
Science & research, Public affairs, Social aspects, Research, Overweight persons, Stereotype (Psychology), Stereotypes (Psychology)

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Studying intergenerational transmission of eating attitudes and behaviors: methodological and conceptual questions

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The effect of modeling and direct criticism in influencing a child's eating and weight behaviors are discussed. Daughters reported weight loss behavior as a result of perceived criticism, while with sons perceived paternal eating attitudes inspired such loss.

Author: Baker, Christina Wood, Whisman, Mark A., Brownell, Kelly D.
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2000
Weight loss, Food habits

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