Appearance-based comments, body dissatisfaction and drive for muscularity in males

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-345

  Nowell, Carly ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Drive for muscularity; Males; Negative comments; Positive comments; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; DRIVE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; DRIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52749095032     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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