The Shape of Things to Come: Gay Men's Satisfaction With Specific Body Parts

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 248-256

  Martins, Yolanda ^a   Tiggemann, Marika ^a   Churchett, Libby ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

body image; body satisfaction; gay men; men; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57449101488     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012473     Document Type: Article

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