Multidimensional assessment of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in Korean and US college women: A comparative study

Sex Roles

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 39-50

  Jung, Jaehee ^a   Forbes, Gordon B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Cross cultural; Eating disorders; Non Western populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845418432     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9058-3     Document Type: Article

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