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Examining the Role of Body Image Instability in Young Adult Women: Conceptualization, Development, and Psychometric Evaluation of the Vacillating Body Image Scale (VBIS)

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Pages 266-282 | Received 11 Jun 2021, Accepted 23 Feb 2022, Published online: 04 Apr 2022

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