Asian American men's internalization of western media appearance ideals, social comparison, and acculturative stress

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 256-264

  Keum, Brian Taehyuk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturative stress; Asian American men; Body image; Social comparison; Western media appearance ideals

Indexed keywords

ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY IMAGE; ETHNICITY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTERNALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIATOR; MODEL; STRESS;

EID: 85000415148     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/aap0000057     Document Type: Article

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