Disordered eating, weight dissatisfaction and dieting in relation to unwanted childhood sexual experiences in a community sample

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 327-337

  Kenardy, Justin ^a   Ball, Kylie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Eating disorders; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD ABUSE; DIET; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL ABUSE; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0032030516     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00258-4     Document Type: Article

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