Measures based on sociocultural theory and feminist theory as predictors of multidimensional measures of body dissatisfaction among Korean and U.S. College women

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-103

  Forbes, Gordon B ^a   Jung, Jaehee ^b  

^a MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 61449190776     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2008.27.1.70     Document Type: Article

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