The effect of ballet dance attire on body and self-perceptions of female dancers

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 991-998

  Price, Brena R ^a   Pettijohn II, Terry F ^a  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Dance; Dress; Eating disorders; Self objectification theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749315527     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.8.991     Document Type: Article

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