Ethnic-racial differences in feelings of embarrassment associated with binge eating and fear of losing control

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 454-459

  Bennett, Sarah ^a,b   Dodge, Tonya ^b  

^a George Washington University ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Embarrassment; Ethnic racial differences; Fear of losing control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEAR; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFFECT; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250831726     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20374     Document Type: Article

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