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Emotional correlates of body weight: The moderating effects of gender and family income
Carl-walter KohlmannGerdi Weidnersubject
media_common.quotation_subjectFamily incomeAngerBody weightDevelopmental psychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)mental disordersDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyTraitmedicineAnxietyPersonalitymedicine.symptomPsychologyBody mass indexSocioeconomic statuspsychological phenomena and processesmedia_commondescription
Abstract This study explored emotional correlates of relative body weight in a sample of 187 male and 269 female college students. The contribution of relative body weight, gender, family income and their interactions to variables related to anxiety and anger were evaluated by multiple regression procedures. Relative body weight was positively related to trait anxiety, especially among those with lower family incomes. Increased body weight was also related to trait anger and an anger-out expression style, but only among men. These results suggest that gender and family income moderate the contribution of relative body weight to anxiety and anger, both central aspects of a 'disease-prone personality'
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-07 | Anxiety, Stress & Coping |