Social physique anxiety and sociocultural attitudes toward appearance impact on orthorexia test in fitness participants

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-394

  Eriksson, L ^a,b   Baigi, A ^b   Marklund, B ^b   Lindgren, E C ^a,b  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Halland County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appearance; Fitness center; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 44349118719     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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