Body Attitudes and Objectification in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Comparing Males and Females

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Nelson, Andrea ^a,b   Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; college students; gender; non suicidal self injury; objectification theory; self harm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BODY IMAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856874511     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2012.640578     Document Type: Article

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