Men's adjustment to spinal cord injury: The unique contributions of conformity to masculine gender norms

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-166

  Burns, Shaun Michael ^a   Hough, Sigmund ^a   Boyd, Briana L ^b   Hill, Justin ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender; Masculinity; Social support; Spinal cord injury; Treatment interventions; Web based research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BODY IMAGE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953166050     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988309332690     Document Type: Article

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