An evaluation of equivalence in body dissatisfaction measurement across cultures

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 410-417

  Fuller Tyszkiewicz, Matthew ^a   Skouteris, Helen ^a   McCabe, Marita ^a   Mussap, Alexander ^a   Mellor, David ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84862895987     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.662186     Document Type: Article

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