An assessment of body appreciation and its relationship to sexual function in women

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-144

  Satinsky, Sonya ^a   Reece, Michael ^b   Dennis, Barbara ^b   Sanders, Stephanie ^b   Bardzell, Shaowen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body appreciation; Body image; Body size assessment; Sexual function; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONTROL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355162934     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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