Nobody's satisfied: Effects of abnormal eating behaviors and actual and perceived weight status on body image satisfaction in malesand females

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-110

  Raudenbush, Bryan ^b   Zellner, Debra A ^a  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031487874     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.1997.16.1.95     Document Type: Article

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