Complimentary weightism: The potential costs of appearance-related commentary for women's self-objectification

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-132

  Calogero, Rachel M ^a   Herbozo, Sylvia ^b   Thompson, J Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 58849133339     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.01479.x     Document Type: Article

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