The pathological status of exercise dependence

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-132

  Bamber, Diane ^a   Cockerill, Ian M ^a   Carroll, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Exercise dependence; Neuroticism; Personality; Psychological morbidity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; ESTHETICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MORBIDITY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0034020068     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.34.2.125     Document Type: Article

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