Perfectionism and eating disorder symptomatology in Chinese immigrants: Mediating and moderating effects of ethnic identity and acculturation

Psychology and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-63

  Chan, Carina K Y ^a,b   Glynn Owens, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Chinese; Eating disorder; Ethnic identity; Immigrants; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 29744447259     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320500105312     Document Type: Article

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