Predictors of body satisfaction: Differences between older men and women's perceptions of their body functioning and appearance

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-528

  De Souto Barreto, Philipe ^a   Ferrandez, Anne Marie ^a   Guihard Costa, Anne Marie ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

body image; body mass index; chronic diseases; elderly; well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953075230     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310386370     Document Type: Article

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