Body image assessed by a video distortion technique: The relationship between ideal and perceived body image and body dissatisfaction

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-128

  Guaraldi, Gian Paolo ^a   Orlandi, Emanuele ^b   Boselli, Paolo ^b   O'Donnell, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction assessment; Body image; Sociocultural standards

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033030665     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199905)7:2<121::AID-ERV261>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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