Weight overestimation as an indicator of disordered eating behaviors among young women in the United States

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-445

  Conley, Amanda ^a   Boardman, Jason D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Body mass index; Eating disorders; Subjective weight; Weight overestimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250878014     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20383     Document Type: Article

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