Relationship between eating pathology, body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms among male and female adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-160

  Schulte, Sabrina Janine ^a   Thomas, Justin ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arab; Body dissatisfaction; Depression; Eating pathology; Gulf

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DISATISFACTION; BODY IMAGE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875072706     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.01.015     Document Type: Article

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