Development and validation of the body shape scale (BOSHAS) for assessing body shape perception in African populations

Development and validation of the body shape scale (BOSHAS) for assessing body shape perception in African populations

Abstract Background As a consequence of ‘Western’ acculturation, eating disorders and body image disturbances, such as fatness phobia and body dysmorphic disorders towards musculature and body shape, are emerging in Africa, with young people the most affected. It is therefore important to accurately...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Cohen, Amadou Ndao, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Amadoune Gueye, Priscilla Duboz, Enguerran Macia, Gilles Boëtsch, Patrick Pasquet, Michelle Holdsworth, Philippe Jean-Luc Gradidge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Body image scale
Body shape perception
Validation
African ancestry
Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09654-w

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