"Man points": Masculine capital and young men's health

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-14

  De Visser, Richard O ^a   Mcdonnell, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Health; Identity; Masculinity; Stereotype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINE CAPITAL; MASCULINITY; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN; MEN'S HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875645393     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029045     Document Type: Article

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