Translation and validation of the Malay Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-375

  Swami, Viren ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acceptance of cosmetic surgery scale; Cosmetic surgery; Malaysia; Translation; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALAYSIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY TEST; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALAYSIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TRANSLATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957755006     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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