Failure Influences How Men View Their Bodies

Title:	Failure Influences How Men View Their Bodies
Author:	Mills, Jennifer D'Alfonso, Sante R.
Identifier:	00041
Abstract:	When men fail, they feel bad about their general appearance and physical ability – but when they fail to a woman, men see themselves as less muscular. Men view their masculinity through the amount of muscle they have. The way women and men view their bodies is susceptible to social influence.
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Subject:	Psychology Gender
Type:	Research Summary
Rights:	Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10315/29125
Citation:	Mills, J. S., & D’Alfonso, S. R. (2007). Competition and male body image: Increased drive for muscularity following failure to a female. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26(4), 505-518.
Date:	2008