An ecological momentary assessment of comparison target as a moderator of the effects of appearance-focused social comparisons

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-311

  Leahey, Tricia M ^a   Crowther, Janis H ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Body dissatisfaction; Dietary restraint; Media; Naturalistic; Social comparison target

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MASS MEDIUM; MICROCOMPUTER; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; CULTURE; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTENTION; JUDGMENT; MASS MEDIA; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 47849118765     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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