Relations among media influence, body image, eating concerns, and sexual orientation in men: A preliminary investigation

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-309

  Carper, Teresa L Marino ^a   Negy, Charles ^a   Tantleff Dunn, Stacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance concerns; Body image; Eating concerns; Gay men; Media influences; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FOOD HABITS; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL VALUES; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957750366     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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