Body Image and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Sexual Minority Men: A Test and Extension of Objectification Theory

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-166

  Wiseman, Marcie C ^a   Moradi, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

and sexual minority men; bisexual; body image; body surveillance; eating disorder; gay; objectification theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CONTROL; EATING DISORDER; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SHAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; SHAME; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950564163     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018937     Document Type: Article

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