Perceptions of body malleability: Linkages with body-related feelings and behaviors among undergraduate women and men

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-56

  Ogle, Jennifer Paff ^a   Lee, Hyun Hwa ^b   Damhorst, Mary Lynn ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; BMI; Body; Image; Malleability; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040489000     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X05277737     Document Type: Article

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