Body-part compatibility effects are modulated by the tendency for women to experience negative social comparative emotions and the body-type of the model

Eva Pila; Kimberely Jovanov; Timothy N. Welsh; Catherine M. Sabiston

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179552

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Body-part compatibility effects are modulated by the tendency for women to experience negative social comparative emotions and the body-type of the model

Eva Pila,

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-4329

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Kimberely Jovanov,

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Timothy N. Welsh,

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Catherine M. Sabiston

* E-mail: catherine.sabiston@utoronto.ca

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Body-part compatibility effects are modulated by the tendency for women to experience negative social comparative emotions and the body-type of the model

Eva Pila,
Kimberely Jovanov,
Timothy N. Welsh,
Catherine M. Sabiston

Published: June 20, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179552

About the Authors

Eva Pila

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-4329

Kimberely Jovanov

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Timothy N. Welsh

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Catherine M. Sabiston

* E-mail: catherine.sabiston@utoronto.ca

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: TNW CMS EP. Data curation: EP TNW KJ. Formal analysis: EP TNW. Funding acquisition: CMS TNW. Investigation: EP KJ. Methodology: KJ TNW. Project administration: EP. Resources: TNW. Software: KJ TNW. Supervision: TNW CMS. Validation: TNW. Visualization: EP TNW. Writing – original draft: EP. Writing – review & editing: EP KJ TNW CMS.

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