Factors associated with a drive for muscularity among gay and bisexual men

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Brennan, David J ^a   Craig, Shelley L ^a   Thompson, Dwight E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

body dissatisfaction; Canada; gay men; homophobia; muscularity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOMATOTYPE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOMATOTYPES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859114049     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.619578     Document Type: Article

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