Good intentions gone awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-being

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Good intentions gone awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-being. / Brunson, Julie A.; Øverup, Camilla S.; Nguyen, Mai Ly; Novak, Sarah A.; Smith, C. Veronica.

In: Body Image, Vol. 11, No. 1, 01.2014, p. 1-10.

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Harvard

Brunson, JA, Øverup, CS, Nguyen, ML, Novak, SA & Smith, CV 2014, 'Good intentions gone awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-being', Body Image, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.08.003

APA

Brunson, J. A., Øverup, C. S., Nguyen, M. L., Novak, S. A., & Smith, C. V. (2014). Good intentions gone awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-being. Body Image, 11(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.08.003

Vancouver

Brunson JA, Øverup CS, Nguyen ML, Novak SA, Smith CV. Good intentions gone awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-being. Body Image. 2014 Jan;11(1):1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.08.003

Author

Brunson, Julie A. ; Øverup, Camilla S. ; Nguyen, Mai Ly ; Novak, Sarah A. ; Smith, C. Veronica. / Good intentions gone awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-being. In: Body Image. 2014 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 1-10.

Bibtex

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abstract = "A negative body image has been associated with a variety of negative health and well-being outcomes. Social pressures from others, in the form of weight-related social control, may serve to exacerbate this effect, especially for college-aged women. Undergraduate students (N= 399) completed a variety of questionnaires assessing weight-related social control, well-being, and diet and exercise behaviors. The results suggest that weight is associated with a variety of negative health and well-being outcomes and particularly for women, weight-related social control is also associated with these negative effects. In addition, men of higher body mass indexes (BMIs) or higher self-perceived weight did not experience negative health and well-being outcomes to the same degree that overweight women did. Parents in particular seem to instigate weight-related social control to change students' diet and exercise behaviors. These results help clarify the effects of weight-related social control in a college population, where weight may be especially important.",
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