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Peer reviewedJournal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2005
Obesity stereotypes and anti fat attitudes influence the social behavior of middle school students according to a study presented last June at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Using a series of questionnaires and fat and thin silhouette figures, the researchers quizzed 176 boys and 141 girls between the ages of…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Social Behavior, Females, Obesity
