Promoting Positive Body Image in Males and Females: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions

Sex Roles

Volumn 63, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 757-765

  Grogan, Sarah ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body satisfaction; Gendered body image; Internalization; Self esteem; Social comparison; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649781712     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9894-z     Document Type: Article

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