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Body Shape Dissatisfaction in Schoolchildren

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2018

Paula H. Salmons ,
Vivien J. Lewis ,
Patsy Rogers ,
Amanda J. H. Gatherer  and
David A. Booth
Paula H. Salmons
Affiliation:
Burton Road Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands
Vivien J. Lewis
Affiliation:
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Patsy Rogers
Affiliation:
North East London Polytechnic
Amanda J. H. Gatherer
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, The Medical School, University of Birmingham
David A. Booth*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
*
Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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For many decades thinness has been a desirable attribute for women in prosperous northern European and American cultures. Over the last 20 years or so the acceptable female shape has become even slimmer (Garner & Garfinkel, 1980). The increased emphasis on thinness among women is also apparent from the rising number of articles on slimming in women's magazines in recent years.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue S2: The Psychopathology of Body Image , 1988 , pp. 27 - 31
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Copyright © 1988 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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