Exploring a model linking social physique anxiety, drive for muscularity, drive for thinness and self-esteem among adolescent boys and girls

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-142

  Brunet, Jennifer ^a   Sabiston, Catherine M ^a   Dorsch, Kim D ^b   McCreary, Donald R ^c,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Drive for muscularity; Drive for thinness; Gender; Self esteem; Social physique anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; DRIVE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBERTY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; DRIVE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBERTY; SASKATCHEWAN; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; THINNESS;

EID: 77649336868     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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