Stress situation reveals an association between perfectionism and drive for thinness

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 220-226

  Ruggiero, Giovanni Maria ^a   Levi, Deborah ^a   Ciuna, Arcangelo ^a   Sassaroli, Sandra ^a  

^a Modena e San Benedetto del Tronto   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Control; Drive for thinness; Perfectionism; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INDIVIDUALITY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERFECTIONISM; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STRESS; THEORY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY IMAGE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DIET, REDUCING; DRIVE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINNESS;

EID: 0041707880     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10191     Document Type: Article

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