Gender role, eating disorder symptoms, and body image concern in ballet dancers

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 529-535

  Ravaldi, Claudia ^a   Vannacci, Alfredo ^a   Bolognesi, Enrica ^a   Mancini, Stefania ^a   Faravelli, Carlo ^a   Ricca, Valdo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ballet; Body image; Eating disorders; Gender role

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; EXAMINATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; SEX ROLE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA NERVOSA; DANCING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748968495     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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