Evidence that ideal and attractive figures represent different constructs: A replication and extension of Fingeret, Gleaves, and Pearson (2004)

Body Image

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-182

  Hildebrandt, Tom ^a   Walker, D Catherine ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rutgers Eating Disorders Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness stereotype; Body dissatisfaction; Body ideals; Construct validity; Figure rating scales

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646672889     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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