The Role of Disordered-Eating Cognitions and Psychological Flexibility on Distress in Asian American and European American College Females in the United States

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-42

  Masuda, Akihiko ^a   Le, Jane ^a   Cohen, Lindsey L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American females; Disordered eating cognitions; European American females; Psychological distress; Psychological flexibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893902265     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-013-9188-6     Document Type: Article

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