Preadolescent Male Perceptions of Action Figure Physiques

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 613-615

  Baghurst, Timothy ^a   Carlston, David ^b   Wood, Julie ^b   Wyatt, Frank B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action figure; Adolescent males; Body image; Drive for muscularity; Muscle dysmorphia; Preadolescent males

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLOTHING; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BODY IMAGE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLOTHING; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIZE PERCEPTION; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 36048960069     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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