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Drive for Thinness and Fear of Fat Among College Women: Implications for Practice and Assessment

✍ Scribed by Dana Heller Levitt

Publisher: American Counseling Association
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 615 KB
Volume: 7
Category: Article
ISSN: 1099-0399
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2004.tb00242.x

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✦ Synopsis

College women are at particular risk for developing eating disorders and related eating and body image concerns. The purpose of this article is to explore how both drive for thinness and fear of fat may be addressed in counseling with college women. Characteristics of drive for thinness and fear of fat as they relate to the development of eating disorders are addressed, and implications for college counseling and assessment of these constructs are presented.

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