Psychometric properties of the french adaptation of the multidimensional body self relations questionnaire-appearance scales

Psychological Reports

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 461-471

  Untas, Aurélie ^a   Koleck, Michèle ^a   Rascle, Nicole ^a   Borteyrou, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049089265     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.105.2.461-471     Document Type: Article

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