Sociocultural influences on body image concerns of young Chinese males

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-171

  Jackson, Todd ^a,b   Hong Chen, ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body image; China; Emerging adult; Males; Sociocultural; Stature concerns

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549119343     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558407310729     Document Type: Article

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