Facebook involvement, objectified body consciousness, body shame, and sexual assertiveness in college women and men

Sex Roles

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-14

  Manago, Adriana M ^a   Monique Ward, L ^b   Lemm, Kristi M ^a   Reed, Lauren ^b   Seabrook, Rita ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Enjoyment of sexualization; Gender differences; Objectified body consciousness; Sexual assertiveness; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028130833     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-014-0441-1     Document Type: Article

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