Masculinity and femininity in the divergence of male body image concerns

Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Murray, Stuart B ^a   Rieger, Elizabeth ^b   Karlov, Lisa ^c   Touyz, Stephen W ^c  

^a The Redleaf Practice ^*  (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Gender role endorsement; Male eating disorders; Muscle dysmorphia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFORMITY TO MASCULINE NORMS INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDERS EXAMINATION; FEMININITY; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA; MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA DISORDER INVENTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930156693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20502974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2050-2974-1-11     Document Type: Article

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