State Body Dissatisfaction and Social Interactions: An Experience Sampling Study

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 551-562

  Mills, Jacqueline ^a   Fuller Tyszkiewicz, Matthew ^a   Holmes, Millicent ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

body image; ecological momentary assessment; interpersonal interaction; objectification; relationship quality; social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921526070     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684314521139     Document Type: Article

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