Alexithymia and its relationships with eating behavior, self esteem, and body esteem in college women

Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Sasai, Keiko ^a   Tanaka, Kiwamu ^a   Hishimoto, Akitoyo ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Body esteem; Eating disorder; Self esteem; TAS 20

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING ATTITUDE TEST 26; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPANESE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; ROSENBERG SELF ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE 20; TREND STUDY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957602660     PISSN: 00232513     EISSN: 18830498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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