Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ651724
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Locus of Control, Television Viewing, and Eating Disorder Symptomatology in Young Females.
Fouts, Gregory; Vaughan, Kimberley
Journal of Adolescence, v25 n3 p307-11 Jun 2002
Assesses the effects of locus of control and television watching on eating disorder symptomatology in girls between the ages 10-17 years. Girls with an external locus of control had significantly greater eating disorder symptomatology. Girls who watched higher amounts of television and had an external locus of control had significantly greater eating disorder symptomatology. (Contains 19 references and 1 table.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Eating Disorders, Females, Locus of Control, Predictor Variables, Television Viewing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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