Life history strategy and disordered eating behavior

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 585-600

  Salmon, Catherine ^a   Figueredo, Aurelio José ^b   Woodburn, Lindsey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Bulimia; Eating disorders; Executive functions; Female intrasexual competition; Life history strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449111676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470490900700408     Document Type: Article

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