Objects of Desire: Objectification as a Function of Male Sexual Orientation

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-230

  Kozak, Megan ^a   Frankenhauser, Heidi ^b   Roberts, Tomi Ann ^c  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; eating disorder; objectification; self objectification; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650601391     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016257     Document Type: Article

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