Predictors of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in middle-aged women

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 515-524

  Slevec, Julie Helen ^a   Tiggemann, Marika ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult development; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Disordered eating; Eating disorders; Middle age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; WOMEN;

EID: 79953796073     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.12.002     Document Type: Review

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