Perfectionism and symptoms of eating disturbances in female college students: Considering the role of negative affect and body dissatisfaction

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 497-503

  Downey, Christina A ^a   Chang, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Negative affectivity; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; COLLEGE STUDENT; DIET; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPECTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS;

EID: 35348880884     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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