The role of peer influence on girls' body dissatisfaction and dieting

Revue europeenne de psychologie appliquee

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 67-74

  Matera, C ^a   Nerini, A ^a   Stefanile, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Dieting; Internalisation; Peer relations; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874750282     PISSN: 11629088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erap.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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