An Examination of Weight, Weight Bias, and Health Care Utilization and Attitudes Among Emerging Adults

Individuals with overweight/obesity have been found to exhibit more negative attitudes toward health care and disproportionate rates of health care delay and avoidance, compared to their healthy weight peers. The present study sought to examine potential mechanisms through which weight status influe...

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Main Author: McCauley, Jessica M
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2015
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3974
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4988&context=etd