An application of expectancy theory to eating disorders: Development and validation of measures of eating and dieting expectancies

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-58

  Hohlstein, Leigh Anne ^a,d,e   Smith, Gregory T ^b   Atlas, Jana G ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031953471     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.10.1.49     Document Type: Article

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