The pursuit of muscularity among adolescent boys in Fiji and Tonga

Body Image

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-371

  Ricciardelli, Lina A ^a   McCabe, Marita P ^a   Mavoa, Helen ^a   Fotu, Kalesita ^a   Goundar, Ramneek ^a   Schultz, Jimaima ^a   Waqa, Gade ^a   Swinburn, Boyd A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent boys; Fiji; Muscularity; Sporting performance; Strength and fitness; Tonga

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FIJI; FITNESS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOTYPE; SPORT; TONGA;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FIJI; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL VALUES; SOMATOTYPES; SPORTS; TONGA;

EID: 35448953022     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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