How is masculinity related to body image? A cross-cultural investigation
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Introduction Research indicates a relationship between masculinity and body image and highlights the importance of muscularity in young men’s sense of masculinity. However, cross-cultural differences in these relationships have not been explored. We examined how conformity to masculine norms relates to attitudes toward muscularity, leanness, and thinness in men from Sweden, US, UK, and Australia and whether internalization of the muscular ideal mediated these relationships.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013