Body image, mood, and televised images of attractiveness: The role of social comparison

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 220-239

  Cattarin, Jill A ^b   Thompson, J Kevin ^a   Thomas, Carmen ^b   Williams, Robyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034195393     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2000.19.2.220     Document Type: Article

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