Explaining the relation between thin ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction among college women: The roles of social comparison and body surveillance

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-49

  Fitzsimmons Craft, Ellen E ^a   Harney, Megan B ^a   Koehler, Laura G ^a   Danzi, Lauren E ^a   Riddell, Margaret K ^a   Bardone Cone, Anna M ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Body surveillance; Objectification; Social comparison; Sociocultural model; Thin ideal internalization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; THINNESS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355161682     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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