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Migration office and bridge, Nuevo Laredo., Tamps., Mex.
No full textElectronic reproduction of: 1 postcard; 31.1 x 43.8 cmPublished in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City.Title from front of postcard
General view, Nuevo Laredo., Tamps., Mex.
No full textElectronic reproduction of: 1 postcard; 29.3 x 42.6 cmPublished in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City.Title from front of postcard
Photograph of Anni with brother (Lois Lipp) and sister (Resi Redl)
No full textElectronic reproduction of: 1 photograph; 12.2 x 17.5 cmProduced in Texas.Title devised by librarian
Spiking the bull
No full textElectronic reproduction of: 1 postcard; 30.7 x 42.7 cmPublished in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City.Title from front of postcard
Portrait of Arthur in dress uniform
No full textElectronic reproduction of: 1 photograph; 25 x 19.7 cmplace of production not identifiedLibrary staff supplied title
How witnessing another person's weight loss relates to physical and psychological health
No full textMessages to lose weight exist in abundance within our culture. Numerous people may feel inspired by these messages to lose weight, whereas others may not. The present study examined how a person's perceptions of someone who has lost weight relate to their own physical health intentions, psychological health, and body image. Participants were 98 undergraduate college students from Angelo State University who were asked to think of someone they know who has lost weight and answer questions about their perceptions of that person following their weight loss. Participants also completed self-report measures of their own exercise motivations and reasons for exercise, intentions to engage in healthy eating or dieting behaviors, self-esteem, perceived stress, depression severity, life satisfaction, body appreciation, and body shape concerns. Results showed that having more positive perceptions of another's weight loss is positively associated with eating intentions, dieting intentions, stress, depressive symptoms, and body shape concerns. Exercise motivation also was associated with more positive perceptions of a person who has lost weight, but only when the person who lost weight was a family member or friend, versus someone else (e.g., coworker, classmate). Together, these results suggest that witnessing another person's weight loss and viewing that weight loss positively may be linked to intentions to engage in weight loss/maintenance behaviors, but also to negative psychological outcomes and poorer body image. These findings have implications for understanding how people may be impacted, whether positively or negatively, by weight-loss messages in the form of exposure to another person's weight loss.College of Graduate Studies and Research. Angelo State Universit
