Self-esteem mediates the associations among negative affect, body disturbances, and interpersonal problems in treatment-seeking obese individuals

Clinical Psychologist

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 85-95

  Salerno, Laura ^a   Lo Coco, Gianluca ^a   Gullo, Salvatore ^a   Iacoponelli, Rosalia ^b   Caltabiano, Marie Louise ^c   Ricciardelli, Lina A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Centro Trasfusionale ASP Palermo San Raffaele   (Italy)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

body image disturbances; interpersonal problems; negative affect; obesity; self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934442842     PISSN: 13284207     EISSN: 17429552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cp.12036     Document Type: Article

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