Psychometric properties of the body checking questionnaire in college women

Body Image

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-52

  White, Emily K ^a   Claudat, Kim ^a   Jones, Sarah C ^a   Barchard, Kimberly A ^a   Warren, Cortney S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body checking; Body checking questionnaire; Factor analysis; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924977431     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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