Body image: A cognitive self-schema construct?

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-193

  Altabe, Madeline ^a   Thompson, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Self schema

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001123869     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02228033     Document Type: Article

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