Assessing body image in patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma): Validation of the Adapted Satisfaction with Appearance Scale

Body Image

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-86

  Heinberg, Leslie J ^a   Kudel, Ian ^b   White, Barbara ^c,d   Kwan, Amy ^b   Medley, Keya ^b   Wigley, Fredrick ^b   Haythornthwaite, Jennifer ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Body image; Disfigurement; Scleroderma; Social impact; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALTIMORE; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SELF CONCEPT; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 33847284521     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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