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“I (Don’t) Respect My Body”: Investigating the Role of Mass Media Use and Self-Objectification on Adolescents’ Positive Body Image in a Cross-National Study

Kathrin Karsaya Department of Communication, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;b School for Mass Communication Research, Faculty of Social Sciences Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;c Research Foundation Flanders, (FWO-Vlaanderen), Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jolien Trekelsb School for Mass Communication Research, Faculty of Social Sciences Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;c Research Foundation Flanders, (FWO-Vlaanderen), Brussels, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4632-441XView further author information
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Steven Eggermontb School for Mass Communication Research, Faculty of Social Sciences Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0428-092XView further author information
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Laura Vandenboschb School for Mass Communication Research, Faculty of Social Sciences Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6834-8386View further author information
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Pages 57-84 | Published online: 14 Oct 2020

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