Women and body dissatisfaction: Does sexual orientation make a difference?

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-258

  Koff, Elissa ^a   Lucas, Margery ^a   Migliorini, Robyn ^a   Grossmith, Samantha ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Body mass index; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953023127     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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