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Understanding men's body image in the context of their romantic relationships
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Understanding men's body image in the context of their romantic relationships
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ETD_2657
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10005600001.ETD.000052817
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English
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theses
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Psychology
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Man-woman relationships
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Body image in men
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Men--Psychology
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This study examined men's body image in the context of their romantic relationships. One hundred and four heterosexual romantic dyads completed measures assessing men's body satisfaction, perceptions of men's weight change, relationship length, and sexual intimacy. Researchers also collected measures of men's height and weight. Results indicated that men's body satisfaction was negatively associated with both their actual weight status (BMI) and their perception of their weight gain during the relationship; men were more likely to be satisfied with their bodies when they perceived their partners to be and when their partners actually were satisfied with their bodies. Further analyses revealed that men expressed greater body satisfaction when there was a relatively high degree of sexual intimacy in the relationship. Findings are discussed in terms of the contributions to researchers' and practitioners' understanding of men's body satisfaction.
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iv, 32 p. : ill.
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M.A.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23)
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by Laura Brooke Goins
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Laura Brooke
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Charlotte N
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Mary
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Rutgers University
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Camden Graduate School
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2010
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2010-05
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doi:10.7282/T3MK6D0S
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ETD graduate
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Goins
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Laura
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2010-04-20 10:51:43
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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