Sociocultural influences and muscle building in adolescent boys

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 227-239

  Smolak, Linda ^a   Murnen, Sarah K ^a   Thompson, J Kevin ^b  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent boys; Media; Muscularity; Peers; Steroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444488907     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.6.4.227     Document Type: Article

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