Body dissatisfaction correlates with inter-peer competitiveness, not media exposure: A brief report

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 383-392

  Muñoz, Mónica E ^a   Ferguson, Christopher J ^a  

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

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EID: 84865799001     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.4.383     Document Type: Article

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