Body dissatisfaction assessed by the Photographic Figure Rating Scale is associated with sociocultural, personality, and media influences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-63

  Swami, Viren ^a,b   Taylor, Rosanne ^a   Carvalho, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Big Five; Body dissatisfaction; Celebrity worship; Photographic Figure Rating Scale; Sociocultural influence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 78651519721     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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