Rating of Figures Used for Body Image Assessment Varies Depending on the Method of Figure Presentation

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Doll, Michelle ^a   Ball, Geoff D C ^b   Willows, Noreen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image assessment; Body size dissatisfaction; Figure ratings; Methodology; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0346731115     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10233     Document Type: Article

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