Our bodies, ourselves revisited: Male body image and psychological well-being

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-237

  Tager, David ^a   Good, Glenn E ^a   Morrison, Julie Bauer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Male body; Masculine norms; Psychological well being; Weight

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; VICTIM; WELLBEING;

EID: 34047110687     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0503.228     Document Type: Article

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