Autonomy and Submissiveness as Cognitive and Cultural Factors Influencing Eating Disorders in Italy and Sweden: An Exploratory Study

Autonomy and Submissiveness as Cognitive and Cultural Factors Influencing Eating Disorders in Italy and Sweden: An Exploratory Study

The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the correlation between cultural and psychological factors in relation to predicting eating disorders in two different non-clinical Italian (n = 61) and Swedish (n = 31) female populations, thought to have different cultures and lifestyles. The Sw...

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Main Authors: Sandra Sassaroli, Guido Veronese, Lauri Nevonen, Francesca Fiore, Franceso Centorame, Ettore Favaretto, Giovanni Maria Ruggiero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2015-05-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
Subjects:
eating disorders
culture
collectivism
individualism
Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/902

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http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/902

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