Body image flexibility contributes to explaining the link between body dissatisfaction and body appreciation in White college-bound females

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 176-183

  Webb, Jennifer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Body appreciation; Body dissatisfaction; Body image flexibility; White older adolescent females

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940584122     PISSN: 22121447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2015.06.001     Document Type: Article

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