A prospective study of self-esteem in the prediction of eating problems in adolescent schoolgirls: Questionnaire findings

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-203

  Button, E J ^a,c   Sonuga Barke, E J S ^b   Davies, J ^b   Thompson, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 0029938122     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1996.tb01176.x     Document Type: Article

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