The effect of perceived control over eating on the life satisfaction of women and men: Results from a community sample

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-419

  Greeno, Catherine G ^a,c   Jackson, Christine ^b   Williams, Elizabeth L ^a   Fortmann, Stephen P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Community sample; Eating satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031724024     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199812)24:4<415::AID-EAT8>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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