Actual and subjective age-related differences in women's attitudes toward their bodies across the life span

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-182

  Montepare, Joann M ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Life span development; Self perceptions; Subjective age

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444453714     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02285777     Document Type: Article

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