Mothers and their adolescent daughters: Relationship between self-esteem, gender role identity, and body image

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-62

  Usmiani, Sonia ^b   Daniluk, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031501867     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024588112108     Document Type: Article

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