Stressful task increases drive for thinness and bulimia: a laboratory study.

The scientific literature has suggested that stress undergirds the development of eating disorders (ED). Therefore, this study explored whether laboratory induced stress increases self-reported drive for thinness and bulimic symptoms measured via self-report. The relationship between control, perfec...

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Main Authors: Sandra eSassaroli, Francesca eFiore, Clarice eMezzaluna, Giovanni Maria Ruggiero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00591/full