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The Body Appreciation Scale: Development and psychometric evaluation

Avalos, Laura, Tylka, Tracy L., Wood-Barcalow, Nichole·2005·Body Image

DOI 10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.06.002

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“56 The BAS-2 is on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 – 5 (1 = never and 5 = always).”
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Authors: Avalos, L., Tylka, T. L., & Wood-Barcalow, N.
Venue: Body Image
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2005-09
Volume: 2
Issue: 3
Pages: 285-297
ISSN: 1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.06.002
OpenAlex: W2018941599
Cited by: 1,094
References: 6
FWCI: 3.67
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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