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Journal of Women & Aging Volume 30, 2018 - Issue 2
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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

Eva PilaFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Shauna Solomon-KrakusFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Kara EgeltonFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Catherine M. SabistonFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 158-177 | Published online: 03 Apr 2017

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Amy E. Nesbitt, Eva Pila, Peter R. E. Crocker & Catherine M. Sabiston. (2023) Global and body-related self-conscious emotions: exploring associations to positive and negative mental health. Self and Identity 22:5, pages 809-831.
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Maxine Myre, Nicole M. Glenn & Tanya R. Berry. (2023) Experiences of Size Inclusive Physical Activity Settings Among Women With Larger Bodies. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 94:2, pages 351-360.
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Minsun Lee & Mary Lynn Damhorst. (2022) Women’s body image throughout the adult life span: a living history approach. Journal of Women & Aging 34:6, pages 810-827.
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Moon-Sook Lee. (2023) The Relationship among DanceSports Participants’ Physical Attractiveness, Appearance Management Behavior and Obesity Stress in Middle-Aged Women. Journal of Korean Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women 37:3, pages 39-58.
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Arien K. Muzacz, Shelby Houston, Adrienne S. Renwick & Caitlin M. Carew. (2023) Sizeism in Education: What School Counselors Need to Know. Professional School Counseling 27:1.
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Alicia Carter, Namphuong Hoang, Paul Gilbert & James N. Kirby. (2021) Body weight perception outweighs body weight when predicting shame, criticism, depression and anxiety for lower BMI range and higher BMI range adults. Journal of Health Psychology 27:10, pages 2276-2290.
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Garcia Ashdown-Franks, Angela Meadows & Eva Pila. (2022) “Negative Things That Kids Should Never Have to Hear”: Exploring Women’s Histories of Weight Stigma in Physical Activity. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology 44:1, pages 1-13.
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Christy Greenleaf & Alexandra M. Rodriguez. (2020) Living in a Larger Body: Do Exercise Motives Influence Associations between Body Image and Exercise Avoidance Motivation?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:1, pages 72.
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Erica V. Bennett, Laura C. Hurd, Elizabeth M. Pritchard, Tayler Colton & Peter R.E. Crocker. (2020) An examination of older men’s body image: How men 65 years and older perceive, experience, and cope with their aging bodies. Body Image 34, pages 27-37.
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Haekyung Yu & Minsun Lee. (2019) Ageism, Attitudes Toward Aging, and Body Satisfaction by Subjective Socioeconomic and Health Status Among Older Women. Fashion & Textile Research Journal 21:5, pages 586-596.
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Robert Mackowiak, Kristen M. Lucibello, Jenna D. Gilchrist & Catherine M. Sabiston. (2019) Examination of Actual and Ideal Body-Related Characteristics and Body-Related Pride in Adult Males. American Journal of Men's Health 13:5, pages 155798831987464.
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Eva Pila, Catherine M. Sabiston, Valerie H. Taylor & Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos. (2018) “The Weight Is Even Worse Than the Cancer”: Exploring Weight Preoccupation in Women Treated for Breast Cancer. Qualitative Health Research 28:8, pages 1354-1365.
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