Intrasexual competition and other theories of eating restriction

• Main Authors: LI, Norman P., SMITH, April R., YONG, Jose C., BROWN, Tiffany A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Sexual Behavior; Gender Studies; Psychology Research; Gender and Sexuality; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1472; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2728/viewcontent/Intrasexual_Competition_Eating_Restriction_av_2014.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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