Media consumption, body image and thin ideals in New Zealand men and women

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-195

  Miller, Evonne ^a,b   Halberstadt, Jamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 30644473241     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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