The Effects of Thin and Heavy Media Images on Overweight and Underweight Consumers: Social Comparison Processes and Behavioral Implications

Dirk Smeesters, Thomas Mussweiler, Naomi Mandel

DOI: 10.1086/648688
Published: 2010-04
Container: Journal of Consumer Research
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1086/648688,
  title = {The Effects of Thin and Heavy Media Images on Overweight and Underweight Consumers: Social Comparison Processes and Behavioral Implications},
  author = {Dirk Smeesters and Thomas Mussweiler and Naomi Mandel},
  year = {2010},
  journal = {Journal of Consumer Research},
  doi = {10.1086/648688},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1086/648688}
}

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AU  - Naomi Mandel
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DO  - 10.1086/648688
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Smeesters, D., Mussweiler, T., & Mandel, N. (2010). The Effects of Thin and Heavy Media Images on Overweight and Underweight Consumers: Social Comparison Processes and Behavioral Implications. Journal of Consumer Research. https://doi.org/10.1086/648688

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