Gender, eating behavior, and personality characteristics in physically active students

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 258-268

  Kjelsås, Einar ^a   Augestad, Liv Berit ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

EDI; Gender; Personality traits; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 4143054991     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2003.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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