Mediators of the relationship between media literacy and body dissatisfaction in early adolescent girls: Implications for prevention

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-289

  McLean, Siân A ^a   Paxton, Susan J ^a   Wertheim, Eleanor H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Appearance comparisons; Body dissatisfaction; Internalisation; Media literacy; Mediation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; VICTORIA;

EID: 84878533514     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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