The body attitude test: Validation of the Spanish version

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 175-178

  Gila, A ^a   Castro, J ^a   Gomez M J ^a   Toro, J ^a   Salamero, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent eating disorders; Bidy attitude; Body Dissatisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPAIN; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN;

EID: 0033290506     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03339733     Document Type: Article

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