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"I am a fat baby, who moved to a fat child, who moved to a fat teenager, who moved to a fat adult" — women's reflections of a lifetime of body and weight concern
Author(s)	Eva Pila, Shauna Solomon-Krakus, Kara Egelton, Catherine M Sabiston
Journal title	Journal of Women and Aging, vol 30, no 2, March-April 2018
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, March-April 2018
Pages	pp 158-177
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Middle aged ; Attitude ; Physical characteristics [elderly] ; Weight ; Obesity ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada.
Annotation	This Canadian study explored how women aged 50-65 reflect and make meaning of a lifetime of body and weight struggles. Seven purposefully selected women with longstanding body image challenges participated in interviews and reflected on their perceptions, thoughts and emotions about their body and weight since childhood. Findings revealed consistent and consuming concerns about the body; prevalent body-related self-conscious emotions; influential social experiences that impact physical self-perceptions; and enduring impacts of weight bias, stigma and discrimination. Collectively, these findings provide support for the stability of body disturbances, and highlight the need to explore the unique body-related narratives of women in midlife. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-180525230 A
Classmark	BD: SE: DP: BA: 4X6: CSA 3DP: 7S
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