Differences between lesbians and heterosexual women in disordered eating and related attitudes

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 89-106

  Share, Tamara L ^a   Mintz, Laurie B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Body satisfaction; Cultural attitudes; Eating disorders; Lesbian women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CULTURE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0036040058     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v42n04_06     Document Type: Article

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