Assessment of body image in younger and older women

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-238

  Pruis, Trisha A ^a   Janowsky, Jeri S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; body image; Figure Rating Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRIVE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; DRIVE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THINNESS;

EID: 77953988521     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2010.484446     Document Type: Article

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