The Impact of Psychological Stress on Men's Judgements of Female Body Size

Viren Swami; Martin J. Tovée

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042593

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The Impact of Psychological Stress on Men's Judgements of Female Body Size

Viren Swami ,

* E-mail: v.swami@westminster.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, Department of Psychology, HELP University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Martin J. Tovée

Affiliation Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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The Impact of Psychological Stress on Men's Judgements of Female Body Size

Viren Swami,
Martin J. Tovée

Published: August 8, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042593

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