The meaning of beauty: Implicit and explicit self-esteem and attractiveness beliefs in body dysmorphic disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 694-702

  Buhlmann, Ulrike ^a   Teachman, Bethany A ^b   Naumann, Eva ^c   Fehlinger, Tobias ^c   Rief, Winfried ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Body dysmorphic disorder; Body image; Implicit associations; Physical attractiveness stereotype; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 64249144976     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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