Validating the Body Uneasiness Test (BUT) in obese patients

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-82

  Marano, G ^a   Cuzzolaro, Massimo ^b   Vetrone, G ^c   Garfinkel, P E ^d   Temperilli, F ^b   Spera, G ^b   Dalle Grave, R ^e   Calugi, S ^e   Marchesini, G ^f  

^a Obesity and Eating Disorders Unit

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Villa Garda Hospital   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Binge eating scale; Body image; Body mass index; Body uneasiness test; Gender; Obesity; Three factor eating questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BINGE EATING SCALE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY UNEASINESS TEST; COMPULSION; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPERSONALIZATION; EATING ATTITUDES TEST 26; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THREE FACTOR EATING QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34447132090     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327581     Document Type: Article

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