The internalization of weight bias is associated with severe eating pathology among lean individuals

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-5

  Schvey, Natasha A ^a,b,c   White, Marney A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Eating disorders; Purging; Weight Bias Internalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DSM-5; EATING DISORDER EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE ON EATING AND WEIGHT PATTERNS REVISED; SCORING SYSTEM; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT BIAS INTERNALIZATION; WEIGHT BIAS INTERNALIZATION SCALE; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDER; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; BULIMIA; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THINNESS;

EID: 84916920017     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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