Adolescents report television characters do not influence their self-perceptions of body image, weight, clothing choices or food habits

Young Consumers

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-130

  Winham, Donna ^a   Hampl, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Influence; Social roles; Television; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993087782     PISSN: 17473616     EISSN: 17587212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17473610810879693     Document Type: Article

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