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An examination of ethnic differences in actual-ideal weight discrepancy and its correlates in a sample of Malaysian women

Viren SwamiDepartment of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Martin TovéeDepartment of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK
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Amy Sunshine HarrisDepartment of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UK
Pages 96-107 | Received 03 Aug 2011, Accepted 18 Nov 2011, Published online: 31 Jan 2012

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Jonathan E. Handelzalts, Shulamit Geller, Sigal Levy, Tal Vered & Shimrit Fisher. (2017) Body image among three denominations of Jewish women in Israel. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health 10:2, pages 206-216.
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Sook Ning Chua, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons‐Craft, S. Bryn Austin, Denise E. Wilfley & C. Barr Taylor. (2022) Estimated prevalence of eating disorders in Malaysia based on a diagnostic screen. International Journal of Eating Disorders 55:6, pages 763-775.
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Jennifer Todd, David Barron, Jane E. Aspell, Evelyn Kheng Lin Toh, Hanoor Syahirah Zahari, Nor Azzatunnisak Mohd. Khatib & Viren Swami. (2022) Examining Relationships Between Interoceptive Sensibility and Body Image in a Non-Western Context. International Perspectives in Psychology 11:1, pages 53-63.
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Stéphane Frayon, Viren Swami, Guillaume Wattelez, Jennifer Todd & Olivier Galy. (2021) Associations between weight status, body satisfaction, ethnic identity and self‐esteem in Oceanian adolescents. Pediatric Obesity 16:12.
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Kai Lyn Ng, K. W. Roy Ng, Win Pa Pa Thu, Michael S. Kramer, Susan Logan & Eu-Leong Yong. (2019) Risk factors and prevalence of urinary incontinence in mid-life Singaporean women: the Integrated Women’s Health Program. International Urogynecology Journal 31:9, pages 1829-1837.
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Viren Swami, Jennifer Todd, Jane E. Aspell, Nor Azzatunnisak Mohd. Khatib, Evelyn Kheng Lin Toh, Hanoor Syahirah Zahari & David Barron. (2019) Translation and validation of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) version of the Functionality Appreciation Scale. Body Image 30, pages 114-120.
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Anne Schrimpf, Stephen McGarvey, Daniel Haun, Jana Kube, Arno Villringer & Michael Gaebler. (2018) Socio-cultural norms of body size in Westerners and Polynesians affect heart rate variability and emotion during social interactions. Culture and Brain 7:1, pages 26-56.
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Viren Swami, Jennifer Todd, Nor Azzatunnisak Mohd. Khatib, Evelyn Kheng Lin Toh, Hanoor Syahirah Zahari & David Barron. (2019) Dimensional structure, psychometric properties, and sex invariance of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire–Appearance Scales (MBSRQ–AS) in Malaysian Malay adults. Body Image 28, pages 81-92.
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Viren Swami, Nor Azzatunnisak Mohd. Khatib, Evelyn Toh, Hanoor Syahirah Zahari, Jennifer Todd & David Barron. (2019) Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Body Image 28, pages 66-75.
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Martin J. Tovée, Jennifer Taylor & Piers L. Cornelissen. (2017) Can we believe judgements of human physical attractiveness?. Evolution and Human Behavior 38:2, pages 235-240.
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Viren Swami. (2016) Change in risk factors for eating disorder symptomatology in Malay students sojourning in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Eating Disorders 49:7, pages 695-700.
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Viren Swami, David Barron, Poh Li Lau & Jas Laile Jaafar. (2016) Psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale in Malay men. Body Image 17, pages 111-116.
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Kathleen M. Pike & Patricia E. Dunne. (2015) The rise of eating disorders in Asia: a review. Journal of Eating Disorders 3:1.
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David Mellor, Monique Waterhouse, Norul Hidayah bt Mamat, Xiaoyan Xu, Jamie Cochrane, Marita McCabe & Lina Ricciardelli. (2013) Which body features are associated with female adolescents’ body dissatisfaction? A cross-cultural study in Australia, China and Malaysia. Body Image 10:1, pages 54-61.
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