"I bet they aren't that perfect in reality:" Appearance ideals viewed from the perspective of adolescents with a positive body image

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 388-395

  Holmqvist, Kristina ^a   Frisén, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Appearance ideals; Positive body image; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84862167909     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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