Mutuality, self-silencing, and disordered eating in college women

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-76

  Wechsler, Lisa S ^c   Riggs, Shelley A ^a   Stabb, Sally D ^b   Marshall, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b TWU   (United States)

^c Department of Mathematics ^*

Author keywords

Eating disorder; Feminist theory; Mutuality; Self silencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746640107     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v21n01_05     Document Type: Article

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