Extending the masculinity hypothesis: An investigation of gender role conformity, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating in young heterosexual men

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 108-114

  Griffiths, Scott ^a   Murray, Stuart B ^b   Touyz, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b The Redleaf Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disordered eating; Femininity; Gender role conformity; Male body image; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925743734     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035958     Document Type: Article

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