Eating pathology and social comparison in college females

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 445-462

  Lindner, Danielle ^a   Hughes, Alan ^b   Fahy, Rebecca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NAZARETH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 58149183949     PISSN: 15277143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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