Body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptomatology: A latent structural equation modeling analysis of moderating variables in 18-to-28-year-old males

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-112

  Dakanalis, Antonios ^a   Favagrossa, Laura ^b   Clerici, Massimo ^c   Prunas, Antonio ^d   Colmegna, Fabrizia ^e   Zanetti, M Assunta ^a   Riva, Giuseppe ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e S Gerardo Hospital Mental Health Care Trust   (Italy)

^f ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

body dissatisfaction; bulimia; drive for muscularity; moderators; young males

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDERS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919399919     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2013.842141     Document Type: Article

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