Presenting thin media models affects women's choice of diet or normal snacks

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-355

  Krahé, Barbara ^a   Krause, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

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EID: 77957905245     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2010.01580.x     Document Type: Article

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