Avoidant coping as a mediator between appearance-related victimization and self-esteem in young Australian adolescents

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 633-642

  Lodge, J ^a   Feldman, S S ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36448930523     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151007X185310     Document Type: Article

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