The development of the Body Morph Assessment version 2.0 (BMA 2.0): Tests of reliability and validity

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-74

  Stewart, Tiffany M ^a   Allen, H Raymond ^a   Han, Hongmei ^a   Williamson, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Body image assessment; Eating disorders; Morph; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SOMATOTYPE; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOMATOTYPES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449155266     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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