People-pleasing through eating: Sociotropy predicts greater eating in response to perceived social pressure

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-193

  Exline, Julie Juola ^a   Zell, Anne L ^b   Bratslavsky, Ellen ^c   Hamilton, Michelle ^a   Swenson, Anne ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Cuyahoga Community College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84865882534     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.2.169     Document Type: Article

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