Lived Experiences of Subclinical Eating Disorder: Female Students' Perceptions

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 561-572

  Kirsten, Doret K ^a   du Plessis, Wynand F ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Psychological well being; Self objectification; Subclinical eating disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149085850     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2008.10820235     Document Type: Article

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