Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among college women in China, South Korea, and the United States: Contrasting predictions from sociocultural and feminist theories

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 381-393

  Jung, Jaehee ^a   Forbes, Gordon B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36448956830     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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