Appearance self-attitudes of African American and European American women: media comparisons and internalization of beauty ideals

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 396-409

  Jefferson, L Deana ^a   Stake, Jayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 70450016387     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01517.x     Document Type: Article

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