Women's global self-determination, eating regulation, and body dissatisfaction: Exploring the role of autonomy support

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 222-224

  Kopp, Lyndall L ^a   Zimmer Gembeck, Melanie J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Body dissatisfaction; Eating regulation; Self determination; Thin ideal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DETERMINATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN;

EID: 79959989558     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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