An examination of general and specific motivational mechanisms for the relations between body dissatisfaction and eating behaviors

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-333

  Pelletier, Luc G ^a   Dion, Stéphanie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 35648959646     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2007.26.3.303     Document Type: Article

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