The (mis)measurement of body image: Ten strategies to improve assessment for applied and research purposes

Body Image

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-14

  Thompson, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Body image; Methodology; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644272921     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1740-1445(03)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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