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drive for thinness: a standalone construct

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Body image

excessive concern with dieting, preoccupation with weight and pursuit of thinness, measured as a subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory.

In body image, drive for thinness refers to excessive concern with dieting, preoccupation with weight and pursuit of thinness, measured as a subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory. This meaning comes from Garner (1983) in International Journal of Eating Disorders.[1]

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body2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs drive2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs image4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Garner, D. M., Olmstead, M. P., & Polivy, J. (1983). Development and validation of a multidimensional eating disorder inventory for anorexia nervosa and bulimia. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2(2), 15-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-108x(198321)2:2<15::aid-eat2260020203>3.0.co;2-6

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