The Role of Scar Origin in Shaping Men’s Body Image

Men generally have a more positive body image than women. However, the extent to which scars negatively influence men’s body image is uncertain. The aim of the current study was to assess body image in men with and without scars while taking scar origin into account (nonsuicidal self-harming injurie...

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Main Authors: Anne Dyer PhD, Lennart Mayer-Eckhard BSc, Andrew J. White M Clinical Psych, Georg W. Alpers PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-03-01
Series:American Journal of Men's Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988314531446