Controlled motivation and the persistence of weight-loss dieting

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 136-146

  Strong, Kathryn G ^a   Huon, Gail F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent females; Controlled motivation; Persistent dieting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033055204     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199905)7:2<136::aid-erv263>3.0.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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