The effect of attentional training on body dissatisfaction and dietary restriction

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Smith, Evelyn ^a   Rieger, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Body dissatisfaction; Dot probe; Eating disorders; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL TRAINING; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOOD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REINFORCEMENT; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; AFFECT; ATTENTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOW CALORY DIET; NOMENCLATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, REDUCING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049110440     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.921     Document Type: Article

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