Body awareness, eating attitudes, and spiritual beliefs of women practicing Yoga

Eating Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-292

  Dittmann, K A ^a   Freedman, M R ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOGA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049120637     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640260902991111     Document Type: Article

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