Gender, pubertal development, and peer sexual harassment predict objectified body consciousness in early adolescence

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 723-742

  Lindberg, Sara M ^a,b   Grabe, Shelly ^a   Hyde, Janet Shibley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 36849054524     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2007.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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