Body esteem, perceived competence and depression in Icelandic adolescents

Nordic Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-71

  Jónsdóttir, Silja Rut ^a   Arnarson, Eiríkur Örn ^a   Smári, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

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EID: 43049085946     PISSN: 19012276     EISSN: 19040016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1901-2276.60.1.58     Document Type: Article

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