Examining an Acute Environmental Trigger for Dysfunctional Eating: Measuring the Immediate Impact of Fat Disparagement Media Exposure and its Effects on Body Dissatisfaction, Negative Affect, Weight Control Practice Intentions, and Sub-Clinical Binge Eating Behavior in College Women

Binge eating is a maladaptive eating practice associated with unhealthy weight control methods (vomiting, laxative abuse) and the development of weight gain and obesity. Isolating psychological and environmental variables that trigger binge eating can prevent or potentially moderate eating disturban...

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Main Author: Himes, Susan
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2014
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3013&context=etd