Stressful Life Events and Disordered Eating Behaviors: Findings from Project EAT

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 514-516

  Loth, Katie ^a   van den Berg, Patricia ^a   Eisenberg, Marla E ^a,b   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Binge eating; Coping; Eating behaviors; Eating disorder; Life events; Negative affect; Stress; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EATING; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MINNESOTA; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53249101617     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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