'That's not masculine': Masculine capital and health-related behaviour

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1047-1058

  De Visser, Richard O ^a   Smith, Jonathan A ^b   McDonnell, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Health behaviour; Males; Men's health; Qualitative methods; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349783405     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309342299     Document Type: Article

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