Do weight and shape concerns exhibit genetic effects? Investigating discrepant findings

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-34

  Spanos, Alexia ^a   Burt, S Alexandra ^a   Klump, Kelly L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EDEQ; Heritability; Self evaluation; Shape concerns; Undue influence; Weight concerns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY WEIGHT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 74049153254     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20666     Document Type: Article

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