The role of psychological flexibility in the relationship between self-concealment and disordered eating symptoms

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-135

  Masuda, Akihiko ^a   Boone, Matthew S ^b   Timko, C Alix ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c University of the Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Disordered eating; Eating disorder; Psychological flexibility; Self concealment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY; SELF CONCEALMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952288260     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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