Comparison of media-literacy programs to strengthen college women's resistance to media images

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-111

  Irving, Lori M ^a   Berel, Susan R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035535827     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00012     Document Type: Article

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