Internalization of the Thin Ideal, Media Images and Body Image Dissatisfaction in African American College Women: Implications for Black Female Sexuality
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Prediction of Body Image Dissatisfaction from Self-esteem, Thin-ideal Internalization and Appearance-related Social Comparison
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2376-7510
DOI: 10.1353/bsr.2015.0014