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<strong>Social</strong> <strong>Comparison</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Body</strong> <strong>Image</strong> 657<br />

were calculated separately by gender. The attractiveness attributes that had<br />

significant zero-order relationships with body dissatisfaction were selected<br />

as the predic<strong>to</strong>r variables in the separate analyses for models/celebrities <strong>and</strong><br />

same-sex peer targets. In each case, BMI <strong>and</strong> grade were entered as control<br />

variables.<br />

The multiple regressions equations were significant, Girls: Models,<br />

F(6, 207) = 32.73, p

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