An examination of the factor structure of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 in Malaysia

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-132

  Swami, Viren ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; SATAQ 3; Sociocultural pressure; Translation; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449212827     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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