The relationship of drive for muscularity to sociocultural factors, self-esteem, physical attributes gender role, and social comparison in middle school boys

Body Image

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-129

  Smolak, Linda ^a   Stein, Jonathan A ^a  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drive for muscularity; Gender role; Media; Parent teasing comments; Peer teasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646675328     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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