A comparison of actual-ideal weight discrepancy, body appreciation, and media influence between street-dancers and non-dancers

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 304-307

  Swami, Viren ^a,b   Tovée, Martin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body appreciation; Body image; Media influence; Street dancing; Weight discrepancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69449091545     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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