Drive for muscularity, body comparison, and social physique anxiety in men and women

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-30

  McCreary, Donald R ^a,b   Saucier, Deborah M ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drive for muscularity; Men; Social comparison; Social physique anxiety; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 57849106288     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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