Personality and affectivity characteristics associated with eating disorders: A comparison of eating disordered, weight-preoccupied, and normal samples

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 133-147

  Podar, Iris ^a   Hannus, Aave ^a   Allik, Jüri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY TEST; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0032772634     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327752JPA730109     Document Type: Article

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