Body image in gay and straight men: A qualitative study

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 435-443

  Morgan, John F ^a,b   Arcelus, Jon ^c,d  

^a LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body image; Gay; Qualitative research; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; BODY IMAGE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449639800     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.955     Document Type: Article

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