Baby or beauty: A Q study into post pregnancy body image

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-31

  Jordan, K ^a   Capdevila, R ^a   Johnson, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ESTHETICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PILOT STUDY; PUERPERIUM; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 15944394099     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830512331330965     Document Type: Article

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