Social comparison, ethnicity, body image, and media exposure to thin-ideal models: an experimental study

Social comparison theory offers a useful conceptual framework to understand how mainstream American sociocultural values of appearance may shape the development of body image disturbance and eating disorders. Some experimental research demonstrates that women report significantly greater increases i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warren, Cortney Soderlind
Other Authors: Cepeda-Benito, Antonio
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1856
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1856