Weight status and body image satisfaction in adult men and women

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-184

  Phillips, Natalie ^a   De Man, Anton F ^a  

^a BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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