Thinking meta-theoretically about the role of internalization in the development of body dissatisfaction and body change behaviors

Body Image

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 433-441

  Karazsia, Bryan T ^a   van Dulmen, Manfred H M ^b   Wong, Kendal ^a   Crowther, Janis H ^b  

^a The College of Wooster   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Internalization of media ideals; Mediation; Moderation; Theory

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNALIZATION OF MEDIA IDEALS; MALE; MEDIATION; MODERATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY;

BODY IMAGE; INTERNALIZATION OF MEDIA IDEALS; MEDIATION; MODERATION; THEORY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84884535082     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.06.005     Document Type: Review

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