Accuracy of body size estimation: Role of biopsychosocial variables

Body Image

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-171

  McCabe, Marita P ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina A ^a   Sitaram, Geeta ^a   Mikhail, Katherine ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Depression; Overestimation; Perception; Sociocultural influences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646703102     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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