The impact of breast scarring on perceptions of attractiveness: An experimental study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-310

  Ogden, Jane ^a   Lindridge, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Breast cancer; Disfigurement; Scarring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FEMINISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 41049103478     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307088132     Document Type: Article

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