The neuropsychology of self-objectification

European Psychologist

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 34-43

  Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b   Gaudio, Santino ^c   Dakanalis, Antonios ^d  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allocentric lock theory; Body image; Eating disorders; Image schema; Objectification theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919354908     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: 1878531X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000190     Document Type: Article

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