Body Use and reference group impact: With whom do we compare our bodies?

Sex Roles

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 205-214

  Franzoi, Stephen L ^a   Klaiber, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Body esteem; Reference groups; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847257005     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9162-4     Document Type: Article

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