How do i look? Body image perceptions among university students from England and Denmark

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 583-595

  El Ansari, Walid ^a   Clausen, Susanne Vodder ^b   Mabhala, Andi ^c   Stock, Christiane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body image perception; Gender; Nutrition; Quality of life; Student health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; DENMARK; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949705444     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7020583     Document Type: Article

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