Am i my avatar? A tool to investigate virtual body image representation in adolescence

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 435-440

  Villani, Daniela ^a   Gatti, Elena ^a   Confalonieri, Emanuela ^a   Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84865208077     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0057     Document Type: Article

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