Shopping for clothes: Body satisfaction, appearance investment, and functions of clothing among female shoppers

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-291

  Tiggemann, Marika ^a   Lacey, Catherine ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appearance investment; Body image; Clothing functions; Shopping for clothes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69449092841     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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