Self-Esteem, Body Esteem, and Body-Mass in Late Adolescence: Is a Competence × Importance Model Needed?

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-266

  Mendelson, Morton J ^a   Mendelson, Beverley K ^b   Andrews, Jocelyne ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 0000084629     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(99)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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