Media influence and body image in 8-11-year-old boys and girls: A preliminary report on the multidimensional media influence scale

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-44

  Masheb, Robin M ^a   Grilo, Carlos M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image disturbances; Media influence; Multidimensional Media Influence Scale

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0035169125     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-108X(200101)29:1<37::AID-EAT6>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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