Identity and conformism among Italian adolescents who binge eat and drink

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-376

  Laghi, Fiorenzo ^a   Liga, Francesca ^a   Baumgartner, Emma ^a   Baiocco, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

adolescents; binge drinking; binge eating; conformism; identity status; Italy; risk

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EGO; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 84861888123     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2012.680952     Document Type: Article

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