Victoria's dirty secret: How sociocultural norms influence adolescent girls and women

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 288-301

  Strahan, Erin J ^a   Lafrance, Adle ^a   Wilson, Anne E ^a   Ethier, Nicole ^a   Spencer, Steven J ^b   Zanna, Mark P ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body image; Contingencies of self worth; Intervention; Media images; Sociocultural norms for appearance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 38349059200     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207310457     Document Type: Article

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