Factor structure of the Body Appreciation Scale among Indonesian women and men: Further evidence of a two-factor solution in a non-Western population

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 539-542

  Swami, Viren ^a,b   Jaafar, Jas Laile ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Body appreciation; Factor structure; Indonesia; Positive body image

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866849815     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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