Exposure to male models in advertisements leads to a decrease in men's body satisfaction

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-122

  Baird, Amy L ^a   Grieve, Frederick G ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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