Understanding body image disturbance in the promotion of mental health: A discourse analytic study

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 305-317

  Moulding, Nicole ^b   Hepworth, Julie ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Cognitive behavioural; Discourse; Gender; Health promotion; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035402786     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.626     Document Type: Article

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