Reliability and validity of the Psychosocial Risk Factors Questionnaire (PRFQ)

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Whisenhunt, B L ^a   Williamson, D A ^a   Netemeyer, R G ^a   Womble, L G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Measurement; Media pressure; Physical attractiveness; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034150478     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03353431     Document Type: Article

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