Absorbing society's influence: Body image self-discrepancy and internalized shame

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 727-731

  Bessenoff, Gayle R ^a   Snow, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Body shame; Self discrepancy; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751522057     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9038-7     Document Type: Article

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