Competition and male body image: Increased drive for muscularity following failure to a female

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-518

  Mills, Jennifer S ^a   D'Alfonso, Sante R ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 35648962801     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2007.26.4.505     Document Type: Article

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