An integrative model of the impact of exposure to idealized female images on adolescent girls' body satisfaction

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1092-1117

  Durkin, Sarah J ^a   Paxton, Susan J ^b   Sorbello, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 34247330596     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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