The role of sisters in body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating

Sex Roles

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 81-93

  Coomber, Kerri ^a   King, Ross M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Disordered eating; Familial influence; Sisters; Tripartite influence model

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249121170     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9413-7     Document Type: Article

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