An Examination of the Tripartite Influence Model of Body Image: Does Women’s Sexual Identity Make a Difference?

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 337-348

  Huxley, Caroline J ^a   Halliwell, Emma ^a   Clarke, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bisexuality; body image; heterosexual women; interpersonal relationships; lesbianism; objectification; thin ideal internalization; tripartite influence model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938578541     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684314554917     Document Type: Article

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