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Developing and validating a measure of body image for pregnant women

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posted on 2016-06-01, 00:00 authored by B Watson
The overall aim of this thesis was to develop a measure of body image specifically for pregnancy. The Body Image in Pregnancy Scale [BIPS] was developed. The results of this thesis showed that the BIPS was reliable and valid, and improved upon existing measures of body image utilised in pregnancy.

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vi, 275 pages : illustrations, tables, some coloured

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thesis

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thesis

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eng

Degree type

Research doctorate

Degree name

DPsych(Clin)

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H Skouteris, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, J Broadbent

Faculty

Faculty of Health

School

School of Psychology

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    body imagepregnancyBody Image in Pregnancy Scale (BIPS)Psychological Methodology, Design and AnalysisDevelopmental Psychology and AgeingHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychology

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