Development and validation of the verbal commentary on physical appearance scale: Considering both positive and negative commentary

Body Image

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-344

  Herbozo, Sylvia ^a   Thompson, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance commentary; Body image dissatisfaction; Measurement; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849185689     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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