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Original Articles

Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Disorder Symptomatology: A Latent Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of Moderating Variables in 18-to-28-Year-Old Males

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Pages 85-112 | Received 11 Jan 2013, Accepted 04 Sep 2013, Published online: 10 Mar 2014

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