Body image, eating disorders, and the drive for muscularity in gay and heterosexual men: The influence of media images

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 45-58

  Duggan, Scott J ^a,c   McCreary, Donald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body image; Eating disorders; Gay men; Pornography; Sexual orientation; Social comparison; Sociocultural theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; MASCULINITY; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLICATION; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIOLOGY;

BISEXUALITY; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; EROTICA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIODICALS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOMATOTYPES;

EID: 9144259226     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v47n03_03     Document Type: Article

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