Sexual self-esteem in american and british college women: Relations with self-objectification and eating problems

Sex Roles

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 160-173

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disordered eating; Self objectification; Sexual self competence; Sexual self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449149829     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9517-0     Document Type: Article

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