Another look at impulsivity: A meta-analytic review comparing specific dispositions to rash action in their relationship to bulimic symptoms

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1413-1425

  Fischer, Sarah ^a,b   Smith, Gregory T ^a,b   Cyders, Melissa A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge; Bulimia; Impulsivity; Sensation Seeking; Urgency

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BULIMIA; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PERSONALITY; PLANNING; REVIEW; SENSATION SEEKING; SYMPTOM;

BULIMIA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CHARACTER; CULTURE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55649100056     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2008.09.001     Document Type: Review

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