Representations of celebrities' weight and shape during pregnancy and postpartum: A content analysis of three entertainment magazine websites

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 172-175

  Gow, Rachel W ^a   Lydecker, Janet A ^a   Lamanna, Jennifer D ^a   Mazzeo, Suzanne E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Celebrity; Entertainment magazines; Objectification; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Thin ideal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC FIGURE; PUBLICATION; PUERPERIUM; SELF EVALUATION;

BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUDGMENT; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; THINNESS;

EID: 84355161741     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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