In defense of the body: The effect of mortality salience on female body objectification

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-37

  Grabe, Shelly ^a,b   Routledge, Clay ^a   Cook, Alison ^a   Andersen, Christie ^a   Arndt, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 15944371938     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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