Desiring the muscular ideal: Men's body satisfaction in the United States, Ukraine, and Ghana

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-117

  Frederick, David A ^a,d   Buchanan, Gregory M ^b   Sadehgi Azar, Leila ^a   Peplau, Letitia Anne ^a   Haselton, Martie G ^a,d   Berezovskaya, Anna ^a   Lipinski, Ryan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Masculinity; Men; Muscularity; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247853294     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.8.2.103     Document Type: Article

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