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The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action.
(BioMed Central, 2019)
BACKGROUND: In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has increased dramatically. This worldwide epidemic has important consequences, including psychiatric, psychological and psychosocial disorders in childhood ...
Understanding the relationship between Food Insecurity, Excess Body Weight, and Mental Health among Latinos in California. 2014
(Universidad de Costa Rica. Centro Centroamericano de Población, 2020)
Analysis of psychological factors in obese patientes : pre an post treatment studyAnálisis de factores psicológicos en pacientes obesos : estudio pre y post tratamiento
(Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Psicología y Psicopedagogía, 2018)
Weight stigmatization and disordered eating in obese women: The mediating effects of self-esteem and fear of negative appearance evaluation
(Elsevier Masson SAS, 2017-05)
Objective The aim of this study is to examine whether self-esteem and fear of negative appearance evaluation are significant mediators in the association between weight-related self-devaluation and disordered eating. Method ...
The effect of belief in weight controllability on anti-fat attitudes: An experimental manipulation
(2017-05)
Introduction Anti-fat attitudes reflect a type of discrimination on the basis of body weight and are one of the last accepted types of social stigma. Objective To evaluate the effect of exposure to priming messages about ...