Effects of exposure to physique slides on the emotional responses of men and women

Sex Roles

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 569-575

  Hausenblas, Heather A ^a   Janelle, Christopher M ^a   Gardner, Rebecca Ellis ^a   Hagan, Amy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; emotion; gender; media

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036978514     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022030006663     Document Type: Article

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