Exercise dependence and the drive for muscularity in male bodybuilders, power lifters, and fitness lifters

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-239

  Hale, Bruce D ^a   Roth, Andrew D ^a   DeLong, Ryan E ^a   Briggs, Michael S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drive for muscularity; Exercise dependence; Weight lifters

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DRIVE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT LIFTING; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY IMAGE; DRIVE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953229625     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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