The buffering role of social support perceptions in relation to eating disturbances among women in abusive dating relationships

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 627-638

  Skomorovsky, Alla ^a   Matheson, Kimberly ^a   Anisman, Hymie ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Eating disturbance; Partner abuse; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751551419     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9030-2     Document Type: Article

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