Shaping the effects of television on adolescents' body image disturbance: The role of parental mediation

Communication Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 304-331

  Nathanson, Amy I ^a,b   Botta, Renée A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Parental mediation; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038632377     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650203030003003     Document Type: Review

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