The impact of body emphasizing video games on body image concerns in men and women

Sex Roles

Volumn 59, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 586-601

  Barlett, Christopher P ^a   Harris, Richard J ^b  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body esteem; Body image; Body satisfaction; Video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549131811     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9457-8     Document Type: Article

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