Body dissatisfaction, living away from parents, and poor social adjustment predict binge eating symptoms in young women making the transition to university

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 904-911

  Barker, Erin T ^a   Galambos, Nancy L ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Body dissatisfaction; Transition to university

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548793621     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9134-6     Document Type: Article

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