Self-schema or self-discrepancy? Which best explains body image?

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 171-184

  Jung, Jaehee ^a   Lennon, Sharron J ^b   Rudd, Nancy A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance self discrepancy; Appearance self schema; Body aesthetics; Body image

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE;

EID: 0034886628     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X0101900403     Document Type: Article

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