The achievement of masculinity through energy-drink consumption: Experimental evidence supporting a closer look at the popularity of energy drinks among men

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 444-451

  Chiou, Wen Bin ^a   Wu, Wen Hsiung ^b   Lee, King Teh ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Energy drinks; Masculinity; Men; Priming; Self completion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887517974     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029895     Document Type: Article

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