The development, reliability and validity of the body dissatisfaction scale

• Main Authors: Salubayba, Nicolette Marie U., Torrevillas, Rhia A., Varela, Melissa Claire M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1999
• Subjects: Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11137
• Institution: De La Salle University

Many studies have shown that societal pressures upon women to be thin negatively affect their body image satisfaction. Women who experience negative body image have the tendency to develop eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, due to their prevailing distorted body image and...