The measurement of "eating-disorder-thoughts" and "eating-disorder-behaviors": Implications for assessment and detection of eating disorders in epidemiological studies

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-96

  Miller, Jessie L ^a   Vaillancourt, Tracy ^a,b   Hanna, Steven E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral symptoms; Confirmatory factor analysis; Continuity versus discontinuity; Eating disorder symptoms; Measurement of eating disorders; Psychological symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAT INTAKE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; COGNITION; EATING; EATING DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549086021     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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