Body appreciation in adult women: Relationships with age and body satisfaction

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 624-627

  Tiggemann, Marika ^a   McCourt, Alice ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult women; Body appreciation; Body dissatisfaction; Middle aged women; Positive body image

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT WOMEN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY APPRECIATION; BODY DISSATISFACTION; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN; POSITIVE BODY IMAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT WOMEN; BODY APPRECIATION; BODY DISSATISFACTION; MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN; POSITIVE BODY IMAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884534551     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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