What do these messages really mean? Sports media exposure, sports participation, and body image distortion in women between the ages of 18 and 75

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 108-123

  Bissell, Kimberly L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 2942635397     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900408100108     Document Type: Article

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