Factor structure of the Body Appreciation Scale among Malaysian women

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 409-413

  Swami, Viren ^a   Chamorro Premuzic, Tomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body Appreciation Scale; Factor structure; Malaysia; Positive body image

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 52749099138     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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