Mirror, mirror on the wall: Peer competition, television influences, and body image dissatisfaction

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 458-483

  Ferguson, Christopher J ^a   Munoz, Monica E ^a   Contreras, Sandra ^a   Velasquez, Kristina ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959250898     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2011.30.5.458     Document Type: Article

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