Methods and methodologies: Investigating gay men's body image in Westernized cultures

Critical Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 307-323

  Filiault, Shaun M ^a   Drummond, Murray J N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b School of Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Body image; Gay men; Homosexuality; Men's health; Methodology; Research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDER; HOMOSEXUALITY; INTERNET; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 75349089877     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590802626463     Document Type: Article

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