Examining the association between thought suppression and eating disorder symptoms in men

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 788-795

  Lavender, Jason M ^a,b   Anderson, Drew A ^a   Gratz, Kim L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Disordered eating; Emotion regulation; Negative affect; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISORDER EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; SYMPTOM; THOUGHT SUPPRESSION; WHITE BEAR SUPPRESSION INVENTORY;

EID: 84874111198     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-011-9403-x     Document Type: Article

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