Perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms in female university students: the central role of perfectionistic self-presentation

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 641-648

  Stoeber, Joachim ^a   Madigan, Daniel J ^a   Damian, Lavinia E ^b   Esposito, Rita Maria ^c   Lombardo, Caterina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Bulimia; Dieting; Oral control; Perfectionism; Perfectionistic self presentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFECTIONISM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERFECTIONISM; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034065625     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-016-0297-1     Document Type: Article

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