The relationships between fat talk, body dissatisfaction, and drive for thinness: Perceived stress as a moderator

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 358-364

  Warren, Cortney S ^a   Holland, Samuel ^a   Billings, Hilary ^a   Parker, Alexa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Drive for thinness; Fat talk; Female college students; Perceived stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRIVE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRIVE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862238980     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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