Examining social support, rumination, and optimism in relation to binge eating among Caucasian and African–American college women

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 693-698

  Mason, Tyler B ^a,b   Lewis, Robin J ^b,c  

^a NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA CONSORTIUM PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Binge eating disorder; Bulimia; Emotional adjustment; Optimism; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; DSM-5; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; OPTIMISM; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPONSE STYLES QUESTIONNAIRE BROODING SUBSCALE; REVISED LIFE ORIENTATION TEST; RISK FACTOR; RUMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT ASSESSMENT; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE RUMINATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OPTIMISM; RUMINATION, COGNITIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034098380     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-016-0300-x     Document Type: Article

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