Psychometric development of a multidimensional measure of weight-related attitudes and behaviors

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-86

  Smith, C F ^a   Williamson, D A ^b   Womble, L G ^b   Johnson, J ^a   Burke, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dieting; Exercise; Measurement; Obesity; Overweight; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; DIET THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034207812     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327482     Document Type: Article

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