The effect of induced stress on the relationship between perfectionism and unhealthy eating attitudes

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Jones, Ceri J ^a,b,e   Harris, G ^a   Leung, N ^a,c   Blissett, J ^a   Meyer, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Isis Education Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating; Perfectionism; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34447125016     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327589     Document Type: Article

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