Internalization of the ultra-thin ideal: Positive implicit associations with underweight fashion models are associated with drive for thinness in young women

Eating Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 294-307

  Ahern, Amy L ^a   Bennett, Kate M ^a   Hetherington, Marion M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MOTIVATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; CULTURE; DRIVE; EATING DISORDERS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL VALUES; THINNESS;

EID: 46049085394     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640260802115852     Document Type: Article

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