Physical self-concept and social physique anxiety: Invariance across culture, gender and age

Stress and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 304-329

  Hagger, Martin S ^a   Stevenson, Andy ^a   Chatzisarantis, Nikos L D ^b   Gaspar, Pedro Miguel Pereira ^c   Ferreira, José Pedro Leitão ^c   Ravé, José María González ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Body image; Confirmatory factor analysis impression management; Cross cultural issues; Health related physical activity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PHYSIQUE ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHYSIQUE ANXIETY SCALE; SPAIN;

EID: 77957963882     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1299     Document Type: Review

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