Gaming magazines and the drive for muscularity in preadolescent boys: A longitudinal examination

Body Image

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-277

  Harrison, Kristen ^a   Bond, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Boys; Gaming magazines; Media; Muscularity; Video games

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DRIVE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; SOMATOTYPE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; DRIVE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIALIZATION; SOMATOTYPES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 34547665721     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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