The Meaning of Bariatric Surgery Among Male Patients: Self-Concept and the Search for Masculinity
Using symbolic interaction theory, this phenomenological study was designed to explore how male patients made sense of their self-concept and masculinity during the bariatric surgery process, including their experience prior to surgical intervention and post-surgery. Twenty men who had undergone bar...
Main Authors: | Darren D. Moore, PhD, LMFT (Georgia), April Few-Demo, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MRE Press
2017-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Men's Health |
Online Access: | http://jomh.org/index.php/JMH/article/view/41 |
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