The effect of hairdressing on the self-esteem of men and women

Mankind Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-192

  McFarquhar, Christian M H ^a   Lowis, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behavior therapy; Gender differences; Hair; Hairdressing; Narcissism; Physical beauty; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040566603     PISSN: 00252344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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