Sociocultural influences on body dissatisfaction and body change behaviors among Malaysian adolescents

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Mellor, David ^a   McCabe, Marita ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina ^a   Yeow, James ^b   Daliza, Nur ^b   Hapidzal, Noor Fizlee bt Mohd ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UCSI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Body change behaviors; Body dissatisfaction; Malaysia; Sociocultural influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOMATOTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOMATOTYPES;

EID: 61449172842     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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