Influences of peers’ and family members’ body shapes on perception of body image and desire for thinness in Japanese female students

Tomoki Mase,1 Kumiko Ohara,2,3 Chiemi Miyawaki,4 Katsuyasu Kouda,5 Harunobu Nakamura2 1Department of Childhood Education, Kyoto Seibo College, Kyoto, Japan; 2Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; 3Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Sc...

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Main Authors: Mase T, Ohara K, Miyawaki C, Kouda K, Nakamura H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-06-01
Series:International Journal of Women's Health
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/influences-of-peersrsquo-and-family-membersrsquo-body-shapes-on-percep-peer-reviewed-article-IJWH