Media images and female body dissatisfaction: The moderating effects of the Five-Factor traits

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 211-216

  Roberts, Alan ^a   Good, Emily ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big 5; Body dissatisfaction; Media images; Neuroticism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONSCIENCE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INDIVIDUALITY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM;

BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956606819     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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