Associations between having a boyfriend and the body satisfaction and self-esteem of college women: An extension of the lin and kulik hypothesis

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-384

  Forbes, Gordon B ^a,b   Jobe, Rebecca L ^a   Richardson, Raynette M ^a  

^a MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33745789628     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.3.381-384     Document Type: Article

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