Gender, general strain theory, negative emotions, and disordered eating

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-392

  Piquero, Nicole Leeper ^a   Fox, Kristan ^b   Piquero, Alex R ^a   Capowich, George ^c   Mazerolle, Paul ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anger; Depression; Disordered eating; General strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951092222     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9466-0     Document Type: Article

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