The protective role of attachment to god against eating disorder risk factors: Concurrent and prospective evidence

Eating Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-258

  Homan, Kristin J ^a   Boyatzis, Chris J ^b  

^a GROVE CITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPIRITUAL CARE;

BODY IMAGE; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951678639     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640261003719534     Document Type: Article

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