Am I too fat to be a princess? Examining the effects of popular children's media on young girls' body image

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 413-426

  Hayes, Sharon ^a   Tantleff Dunn, Stacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77953400939     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X424240     Document Type: Article

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