TAS-20 alexithymia in obesity, and its links to personality: Personality and Social Sciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 391-398

  Elfhag, Kristina ^a   Lundh, Lars Gunnar ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Five factor model; Obesity; Personality; TAS 20

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34548683222     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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