Sexual Objectification and Substance Abuse in Young Adult Women

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-66

  Carr, Erika R ^a   Szymanski, Dawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

body shame; depression; sexual objectification; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650373681     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000010378449     Document Type: Article

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