Female Questionnaire of Trait Self-Objectification: Initial Development and Validation in China

Mingxia Wu1, Min Lang2
1Department of Applied Psychology, Southwestern University, Chongqing, China
2Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, China

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