Perfectionism and eating disturbances in Korean immigrants: Moderating effects of acculturation and ethnic identity

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-302

  Chan, Carina K Y ^a   Ku, Youngeun ^b   Owens, Richard Glynn ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Eating disorder; Ethnic identity; Immigrant; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349270824     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2010.01326.x     Document Type: Article

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