Obesity and Interpersonal Problems: An Analysis with the Interpersonal Circumplex

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 390-398

  Lo Coco, Gianluca ^a   Gullo, Salvatore ^a   Scrima, Fabrizio ^a   Bruno, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Center of Eating Disorders (CeDiAl)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eating Behaviour; IIP; Interpersonal Problems; Obesity; Psychological Distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84866330076     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.753     Document Type: Article

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