Perfectionism and eating attitudes in Portuguese University students

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-304

  Macedo, António ^a   Soares, Maria João ^a   Azevedo, Maria Helena ^a   Gomes, Ana ^b   Pereira, Ana Telma ^a   Maia, Berta ^a   Pato, Michele ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c Veterans Administration   (United States)

^d SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating behaviour; Eating disorders; Perfectionism; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; EATING DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 34447294516     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.735     Document Type: Article

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