The influence of presumed media influence on women's desire to be thin

Communication Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 594-614

  Park, Sung Yeon ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Eating disorders; Presumed media influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444471849     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650205279350     Document Type: Review

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