The associations between pathological narcissism, alexithymia and disordered eating attitudes among participants of pro-anorexic online communities

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 337-345

  Zerach, Gadi ^a  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Disordered eating; Narcissistic grandiosity; Narcissistic vulnerability; Pathological narcissism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAELI; NARCISSISM; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; INTERNET; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906730455     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-013-0096-x     Document Type: Article

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