Sex differences in social comparison and comparison motives in body image process

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 481-500

  Sohn, Steve H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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