Adolescent boys and body image: Weight and muscularity concerns as dual pathways to body dissatisfaction

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 629-636

  Jones, Diane Carlson ^a   Crawford, Joy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent boys; BMI; Body image; Muscularity; Weight concerns

Indexed keywords

EID: 29644438457     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-005-8951-3     Document Type: Article

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