Avoidance coping, binge eating, and depression: An examination of the escape theory of binge eating

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-87

  Paxton, Susan J ^a   Diggens, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

avoidance coping; binge eating; depression; escape theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BULIMIA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030936626     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199707)22:1<83::AID-EAT11>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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