Body image and Asian American men: Examination of the drive for muscularity scale

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 284-293

  Keum, Brian TaeHyuk ^a   Wong, Stephanie N ^a   DeBlaere, Cirleen ^b   Brewster, Melanie E ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian american men; Asian men; Body image; Drive for muscularity; Drive for muscularity scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84932622167     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038180     Document Type: Article

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