Defining body deception and its role in peer based social comparison theories of body dissatisfaction

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-306

  Hildebrandt, Tom ^a   Shiovitz, Rachel ^b   Alfano, Lauren ^a   Greif, Rebecca ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body deception; Body dissatisfaction; Gender difference; Peer group; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECUMBENCY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOTYPE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; DECEPTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOMATOTYPES; STUDENTS; THINNESS;

EID: 47849125960     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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