Bulimic symptoms in undergraduate men and women: Contributions of mindfulness and thought suppression

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 228-231

  Lavender, Jason M ^a   Jardin, Bianca F ^a   Anderson, Drew A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulimic symptoms; Disordered eating; Emotion regulation; Experiential avoidance; Mindfulness; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; THOUGHT SUPPRESSION; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BULIMIA; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349198108     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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