The effect of thin ideal media images on women's self-objectification, mood, and body image

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 649-657

  Harper, Brit ^a   Tiggemann, Marika ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Media images; Objectification theory; Self objectification; Thin ideals

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149186968     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9379-x     Document Type: Article

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