The Effects of Playing with Thin Dolls on Body Image and Food Intake in Young Girls

Sex Roles

Volumn 63, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 621-630

  Anschutz, Doeschka J ^a   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barbie doll; Body image; Emme doll; Food intake; Thin dolls; Young girls

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649751476     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9871-6     Document Type: Article

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