Perceptions of Social Support and Eating Disorder Characteristics

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Poor social support is a risk factor for the development of eating disorders (Ghaderi, 20035. Ghaderi , A. 2003 . Structural modeling analysis of prospective risk factors for eating disorder . Eating Behaviors , 3 : 387 - 396 . [CrossRef], [PubMed]View all references). We designed this study to investigate the relationship between social support and eating disorder symptomatology among a female, nonclinical population. The work is of international interest because disordered eating behavior is common across many nations. The results of this research should help build a better understanding of the links between social support and participants at risk of developing an eating disorder. In this study, family support was not correlated with disordered eating, but satisfaction with social support was.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330902893846