The skinny on body dissatisfaction: A longitudinal study of adolescent girls and boys

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-241

  Bearman, Sarah Kate ^a,b   Presnell, Katherine ^c   Martinez, Erin ^a   Stice, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body dissatisfaction; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744789176     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-005-9010-9     Document Type: Article

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