Self-objectification, disordered eating, and depression: A test of mediational pathways

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 441-450

  Peat, Christine M ^a   Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; body image; depression; eating disorders; interoceptive awareness; self objectification

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052245113     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684311400389     Document Type: Article

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