The media's representation of the ideal male body: A cause for muscle dysmorphia?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 334-338

  Leit, Richard A ^a,b   Gray, James J ^b   Pope Jr , Harrison G ^c,d  

^a Staten Island Mental Health Society   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image perception; Media images men's attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY BUILD; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGING; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ADVERTISING; BODY IMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MEN; MID-ATLANTIC REGION;

EID: 0036199523     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10019     Document Type: Article

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