Factors associated with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in women in midlife

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 527-536

  McLean, Siân A ^a   Paxton, Susan J ^a   Wertheim, Eleanor H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Disordered eating; Midlife; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY DISSATISFACTION; BODY MASS; COGNITION; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77956606313     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20737     Document Type: Article

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