Development of a body image scale for Brazilian women

• Main Authors: Catiane Souza (Author), Erik Menger Silveira (Author), Emanuelle Francine Detogni Schmit (Author), Edgar Santiago Wagner Neto (Author), Letícia Miranda Resende da Costa (Author), Cloud Kennedy Couto de Sá (Author), Jefferson Fagundes Loss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Body image is an important parameter of body satisfaction and needs to be evaluated with instruments developed and validated for a specific population. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale to assess body image in Brazilian women. A scale consisting of 11 silhouettes was prepared...