Mapping the sea of eating disorders: A structural equation model of how peers, family, and media influence body image and eating disorders

Visual Communication Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 194-213

  Goodman, Robyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 65049090493     PISSN: 15551393     EISSN: 15551407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15551393.2005.9687457     Document Type: Article

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