Parental bonds, attachment anxiety, media susceptibility, and body dissatisfaction: A mediation model

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2124-2133

  Patton, Sarah C ^a   Alexander Beaujean, A ^a   Benedict, Helen E ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment anxiety; Body image dissatisfaction; Media internalization; Media susceptibility; Parental bonds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905090888     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037111     Document Type: Article

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