Understanding women's body satisfaction: The role of husbands

Sex Roles

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 209-216

  Markey, Charlotte N ^a   Markey, Patrick M ^b   Birch, Leann L ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; marriage; weight concerns; women's body satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444284999     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000037764.40569.2b     Document Type: Article

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