Short Communication: The relationship between feminine gender role stress and disordered eating symptomatology in women

Stress and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 343-348

  Mussap, Alexander J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Eating disorders; Feminine gender role stress; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX ROLE; STRESS;

EID: 37849032133     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1152     Document Type: Article

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