Menopausal attitudes, objectified body consciousness, aging anxiety, and body esteem: European American women's body experiences in midlife

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-380

  McKinley, Nita Mary ^a   Lyon, Louise Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging attitudes; Body image; Menopause; Middle age women; Objectified body consciousness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 52749087708     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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