Binge eating as a consequence of unfulfilled basic needs: The moderating role of implicit achievement motivation

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-97

  Schüler, Julia ^a   Kuster, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Implicit achievement motivation; Motive disposition theory; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952107251     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-010-9200-y     Document Type: Article

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