Body dissatisfaction: Can a short media literacy message reduce negative media exposure effects amongst adolescent girls?

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 396-403

  Halliwell, Emma ^a   Easun, Alice ^a   Harcourt, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79954614817     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910710X515714     Document Type: Article

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