Self-objectification, risk taking, and self-harm in college women

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-32

  Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J ^a   Swanson, Jenny D ^a   Brausch, Amy M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 15944427156     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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