Narcissism and eating characteristics in young nonclinical women

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-143

  Brunton, Joan Nicola ^a,b   Lacey, John Hubert ^a,b   Waller, Glenn ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating attitudes; Narcissism; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BORDERLINE STATE; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; NARCISSISM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; BULIMIA; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 13544258998     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000152784.01448.fe     Document Type: Article

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