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Body image: A selective review of existing measurement techniques
Author(s) -
McCrea Celia W.,
Summerfield Angela B.,
Rosen Bernard
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1982.tb01502.x
Subject(s) - image (mathematics) , psychology , diversity (politics) , artificial intelligence , computer vision , computer science , sociology , anthropology
A selective review of studies concerning body image is presented to illustrate the diversity of approaches which have been adopted. Equivocal definitions of the concept of body image and the difficulties inherent in its measurement are examined and the most popular measurement techniques are described and criticized.