Body objectification, social pressure, and disordered eating behavior in college women: The role of sorority membership

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 394-400

  Basow, Susan A ^a   Foran, Kelly A ^a   Bookwala, Jamila ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 36448952371     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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