The impact of gender on the assessment of body checking behavior

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-25

  Alfano, Lauren ^a   Hildebrandt, Tom ^a   Bannon, Katie ^b   Walker, Catherine ^c   Walton, Kate E ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body checking; Body Checking Questionnaire; Differential item functioning; Eeating disorders; Gender; Male Body Checking Questionnaire; Men; Muscle dysmorphia; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOMATOTYPE; STATISTICS;

ATTENTION; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOMATOTYPES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650679072     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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