Interoceptive sensitivity, body image dissatisfaction, and body awareness in healthy individuals

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 167-174

  Emanuelsen, Lene ^a   Drew, Raechel ^a   Köteles, Ferenc ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Body awareness; Body image; Interoceptive sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTEROCEPTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INTEROCEPTION; MALE; NORWAY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925253498     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12183     Document Type: Article

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