Body image concerns and contingent self-esteem in male and female college students

Sex Roles

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 198-207

  Grossbard, Joel R ^a   Lee, Christine M ^a   Neighbors, Clayton ^a   Larimer, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Contingent self esteem; Muscularity; Weight concerns

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349258603     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9535-y     Document Type: Article

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