Gender roles, eating pathology, and body dissatisfaction in men: A meta-analysis

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Blashill, Aaron J ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Eating pathology; Gender roles; Men; Muscle dissatisfaction; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDER; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS;

BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78650678398     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.09.002     Document Type: Review

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