"It's all about acceptance": A qualitative study exploring a model of positive body image for people with spinal cord injury

Body Image

Volumn 15, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-34

  Bailey, K Alysse ^a   Gammage, Kimberley L ^a   van Ingen, Cathy ^a   Ditor, David S ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Physical disability; Positive body image; Psychological health; Qualitative; Quality of life; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951267388     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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