Secular changes in standards of bodily attractiveness in women: Tests of a reproductive model

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-454

  Barber, Nigel ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Reproductive strategy; Slender ideal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MODEL; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ADVERTISING; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PERIODICALS; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031970389     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199805)23:4<449::AID-EAT14>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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