The psychometric properties of the Perception of Teasing Scale-Underweight, a modified version of the Perception of Teasing Scale (1), were examined. One hundred eighty-three college students (81 male; 102 female; age range 17-57 years) completed questionnaires about underweight-related and competency-related teasing experiences, eating attitudes, body image, self-esteem, and mood. Factor analy...

A. Khelif,* B. Djafari-Rouhani, J. O. Vasseur, P. A. Deymier, Ph. Lambin, and L. Dobrzynski Laboratoire de Physique du Solide, Département de Physique, Facultés Notre-Dame de la Paix, 5000 Namur, Belgium Laboratoire de Dynamique et Structures des Matériaux Moléculaires, UPRESA CNRS 8024, UFR de Physique, Université de Lille I, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France Department of Materials Scienc...

OBJECTIVE The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) is one of the most frequently used diagnostic self-report scales for screening, diagnosis and severity assessment of anxiety disorder. Its psychometric properties from the view of the Item Response Theory paradigm have rarely been investigated. We aimed to close this gap by analyzing the GAD-7 within a large sample of primary care patient...

The objective was to determine the effect of gender on the ability to accurately estimate one's own body fat percentage. Fifty-five college-age males and 99 college-age females participated. Participants estimated their own body fat percent before having their body composition measured using a BOD POD. Participants also completed a modified Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS). Estimated body f...

objective: several studies have shown that following disasters, major depressive disorder is the most common psychiatric disorder that occurs with posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd). comorbidity of anxiety symptoms have also been shown. the objective of this study was to show the comorbidity of depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescent survivors of bam earthquake. method: in a case–contro...

matter. Director-General Taylor's figures do not indicate that within the last ten years any noteworthy evidence of physical decadence has taken place in recruits except as regards their teeth. This may mean a sign of physical degeneracy or an outcome of more care and strictness in examining and appraising the condition of the teeth. It is argued that sanitary laws and reforms have caused the s...