Self-verification and bulimic symptoms: Do bulimic women play a role in perpetuating their own dissatisfaction and symptoms?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-151

  Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulimic symptoms; Negative feedback; Self verification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0344780729     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199909)26:2<145::AID-EAT3>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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