Sociocultural, feminist, and psychological influences on women's body satisfaction: A structural modeling analysis

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 370-380

  Fingeret, Michelle Cororve ^a   Gleaves, David H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10244266419     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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