Controlling your weight versus controlling your lifestyle: How beliefs about weight control affect risk for disordered eating, body dissatisfaction and self-esteem

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 853-869

  Laliberte, Michele ^a,b   Newton, Mandi ^c   McCabe, Randi ^b,d   Mills, Jennifer S ^e  

^a MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disordered eating; Eating disorders; Obesity; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 36148968121     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9104-z     Document Type: Article

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