The swimsuit becomes us all: Ethnicity, gender, and vulnerability to self-objectification

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1322-1331

  Hebl, Michelle R ^a   King, Eden B ^a   Lin, Jean ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Ethnicity; Obesity; Self objectification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CLOTHING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CLOTHING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SHAME; STEREOTYPING; SWIMMING;

EID: 4644337647     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204264052     Document Type: Review

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