Pro-anorexics and recovering anorexics differ in their linguistic Internet self-presentation

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-256

  Lyons, Elizabeth J ^a,b   Mehl, Matthias R ^b   Pennebaker, James W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Coping; Language use; LIWC; Text analysis

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; LINGUISTICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANOREXIA; COGNITION; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33644660469     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.07.017     Document Type: Article

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