Buying a beauty standard or dreaming of a new life? Expectations associated with media ideals

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 258-266

  Engeln Maddox, Renee ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746860367     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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