The adult body: How age, gender, and body mass index are related to body image

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1112-1132

  Ålgars, Monica ^a   Santtila, Pekka ^a   Varjonen, Markus ^a   Witting, Katarina ^a   Johansson, Ada ^a   Jern, Patrick ^a   Sandnabba, N Kenneth ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Body mass index (BMI); Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory; Evolutionary theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; FACIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 70449564573     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309348023     Document Type: Article

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