Looking good versus feeling good: An investigation of media frames of health advice and their effects on women's body-related self-perceptions

Sex Roles

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-63

  Aubrey, Jennifer Stevens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Body shame; Framing; Health advice; Health magazines; Self objectification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955279267     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9768-4     Document Type: Article

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