Effects of reading health and appearance exercise magazine articles on perceptions of attractiveness and reasons for exercise.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of reading exercise-related magazine articles (health, appearance, or control) and the moderating effects of exercise self-identity on reasons for exercise and perceptions of attractiveness, among women in first year university. An additional purpose was to use a th...

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Main Authors: Melanie Pankratow, Tanya R Berry, Tara-Leigh F McHugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3632528?pdf=render