Social physique anxiety, body-size dissatisfaction, and restrained eating among non-exercising, recreationally exercising, and competitively exercising women

Objectification theory states that in the socio-cultural context of North America women feel much pressure to have a thin, fit, ideal body. It is hypothesized that exercise, food attitudes, and women's feelings about their bodies are linked. Also, doubts have been raised about whether exercise...

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Main Author: Yarker, Kristen Vaughan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13940