More than just body weight: The role of body image in psychological and physical functioning

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 644-647

  Wilson, Rebecca E ^a   Latner, Janet D ^a   Hayashi, Kentaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Body mass index; Health related quality of life; Psychosocial functioning; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY DISSATISFACTION; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

BODY DISSATISFACTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING; SELF-ESTEEM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884533379     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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