Construct validation of the Restraint Scale in normal-weight and overweight females

Appetite

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-121

  van Strien, Tatjana ^a   Peter Herman, C ^b   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a   Larsen, Junilla K ^a   van Leeuwe, Jan F J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Construct validity; Dieting; Overeating; Restraint Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; RATING SCALE; RESTRAINT SCALE; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; EATING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; THINNESS;

EID: 34248580520     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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