Age at menarche and digit ratio (2D:4D): Relationships with body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and bulimia symptoms in women

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 302-306

  Oinonen, Kirsten A ^a   Bird, Jessica L ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Bulimia; Digit ratio; Drive for thinness; Hormones; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CANADA; DRIVE; FEMALE; FINGER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MENARCHE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BULIMIA; CANADA; DRIVE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MENARCHE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858750750     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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