Importance placed on physical attractiveness and advertisement-inspired social comparison behavior among Japanese female and male teenagers

Journal of Communication

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-295

  Luther, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; GENDER ISSUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68049101245     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2009.01416.x     Document Type: Article

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