The media's representation of the ideal male body: A cause for muscle dysmorphia?

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Leit ◽  
James J. Gray ◽  
Harrison G. Pope
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Dysmorphia ◽  
Male Body ◽  
The Ideal

Body Dissatisfaction: The Ideal Body and a Summary of Theories of Development and Maintenance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Ideal Body ◽  
Physiological Outcomes ◽  
The Ideal

Body dissatisfaction can be defined as a negative subjective evaluation of one’s body as a whole, or relating to specific aspects of one’s body such as body size, shape, muscularity/muscle tone, and weight. Prior research has found that body dissatisfaction is associated with a number of negative psychological and physiological outcomes. This commentary describes the Western ideal male body, as well as providing a summary of theories of the cause and maintenance of male body dissatisfaction.

scholarly journals Is There Any Relationship Between Body Image Perception, Eating Disorders, and Muscle Dysmorphic Disorders in Male Bodybuilders?

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1746-1758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aslı Devrim ◽  
Pelin Bilgic ◽  
Nobuko Hongu
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Muscle Dysmorphia ◽  
Eating Attitude ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Eating Attitude Test ◽  
Attitude Test ◽  
The Relationship

Bodybuilding has increasingly become popular between males since male body shape has become a subject of interest in the last decades. Bodybuilders have desired to gain more muscle and paid attention to their body shape. Based on this purpose, they have string rules that include restrictive eating and excessive exercise program. Recent research has demonstrated that desiring more muscular body shape exhibits eating behavior problems and body dissatisfaction issues in bodybuilders. Limited research exists on the relationship between body dissatisfaction and eating disorders in male bodybuilders. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between body image disturbance and eating disorders in 120 male bodybuilders. The Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40) was used to determine eating disorders, the Muscle Dysmorphia Disorder Inventory was used to determine bigorexia symptoms, and Bodybuilder Image Grid-Original (BIG O) and Scaled (BIG S) forms were used to detect the factors associated with body dissatisfaction. There was a positive relationship between Eating Attitude Test and Muscle Dysmorphia Disorder Inventory total scores. Eating Attitude Test was positively correlated with both fat and muscle dissatisfaction. Our results indicated that eating disorder psychopathology is positively related to body dissatisfaction and body dysmorphic disorders in male bodybuilders.

scholarly journals THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IDEAL MALE BODY MASCULINITY IN THE MISTER INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Muhammad Alhada Fuadilah Habib ◽  
Asik Putri Ayusari Ratnaningsih ◽  
Kanita Khoirun Nisa
Keyword(s):  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Body ◽  
Great Power ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Male Body ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
The World ◽  
Traditional Masculinity ◽  
The Ideal

As Michael Foucault had said that the human body is not really free; the concept of the body as well as the concept of the human sexuality in fact are ruled by and obey the great power behind them. A great narrative about the body and also the sexuality that has been agreed by societies, consciously or unconsciously has successfully dictated societies’ point of view in placing their body and sexuality. The concept of a male body that has been characterized by its perfunctory appearance, in the sense of not necessary to primp, actually is a great narrative that is considered as a true necessity. This topic is unique and interesting to study because Mister International pageant as the representation of world’s male masculinity offers the different great narrative masculinity concept that has been shackling the traditional masculinity concept of Indonesian society. This study will analyze the signs of masculinity shown in Mister International pageant as the ideal men’s quest in the world. The result of this study indicates that the ideal male masculinity constructed in Mister International pageant if viewed from the concept of traditional sexuality is a combination between the concept of femininity and the concept of masculinity that then brought out to a new terminology about the concept of masculinity called as metrosexual. The concept of masculinity constructed by this ideal men’s quest in the world, if examined by Herbert Marcuse’s point of view, actually is a concept uniformity of the world's ideal male body in one dimension. Furthermore, the great narrative behind this uniformed ideal male construction is a world’s major capitalists’ project to expand their market share, especially male cosmetics and clothes products.Keywords: Construction, Masculinity, Ideal Male Body, One-Dimensional Man.

Muscle Dysmorphia: An Overview of Clinical Features and Treatment Options

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell L. Cunningham ◽  
Scott Griffiths ◽  
Deborah Mitchison ◽  
Jonathan M. Mond ◽  
David Castle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Features ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Body Dysmorphic Disorder ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Muscle Dysmorphia ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Male Body Image ◽  
Behavioral Techniques ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Techniques

An increasing public and empirical focus on male body image indicates that muscularity is a preeminent concern among boys and men. For some, these concerns develop into a complex and disabling psychiatric disorder termedmuscle dysmorphia(MD), the hallmark of which is an intense preoccupation regarding one’s (subjectively) insufficient muscularity. Treatment of MD is critical; however, evidence to inform treatment approaches is sorely lacking. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, we provide an overview of the clinical features of MD, drawing particular attention to the preoccupation, functional impairment and psychiatric comorbidity associated with the disorder. Second, we discuss and recommend potential treatment directions for MD, including techniques that have demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of related disorders, namely, body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders (and anorexia nervosa in particular). Psychotherapeutic techniques, including cognitive restructuring of deleterious perfectionistic and egosyntonic beliefs, and dialectical behavioral techniques to improve the repertoire of emotion regulation skills available to afflicted individuals, are discussed, in addition to psychopharmacological approaches.

scholarly journals “Be Prepared!” (But Not Too Prepared)

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62
Author(s):  
Lucy Andrew
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
British Empire ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Male Body ◽  
World War ◽  
Future Role ◽  
Physical Deterioration ◽  
Strong Emphasis ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Ideal

This article examines the shifting representation of the ideal of masculinity and boys’ role in securing the future of the British Empire in Robert Baden-Powell’s Boy Scout movement from its inauguration in 1908 to the early years of World War I. In particular, it focuses on early Scout literature’s response to anxieties about physical deterioration, exacerbated by the 1904 Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Physical Deterioration. In Baden-Powell’s Scouting handbook, Scouting for Boys (1908), and in early editions of The Scout—the official magazine of the Scout movement—there was a strong emphasis on an idealized image of the male body, which implicitly prepared Boy Scouts for their future role as soldiers. The reality of war, however, forced Scouting literature to acknowledge the restrictions placed upon boys in wartime and to redefine the parameters of boys’ heroic role in defense of the empire accordingly.

scholarly journals KESESUAIAN POLA CELANA (PANTALON) SISTEM ALDRICH UNTUK PRIA DEWASA BERTUBUH IDEAL INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Hanifatul Zikra ◽  
Adriani Adriani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Side Pocket ◽  
The Ideal

AbstrakPola pantalon sistem Aldrich belum diketahui apakah cocok untuk pria dewasa bertubuh ideal di Indonesia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kelemahan, cara memperbaiki, dan penyesuaian pola pantalon sistem Aldrich  pada bentuk tubuh pria ideal di Indonesia. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian terapan. Objek penelitian yaitu pola pantalon sistem Aldrich yang diuji cobakan pada pria dewasa bertubuh ideal di Indonesia dengan tinggi 173 cm, berat 64 kg. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah angket memakai skala likerts. Penilaian dilakukan oleh 5 orang panelis, yaitu yang terampil dan ahli Busana Pria. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif berupa perhitungan rumus persentase menggunakan Microsoft excel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pola pantalon sistem Aldrich mempunyai kelemahan pada bagian : 1)lingkar pinggang, 2)lingkar panggul, 3)kupnat belakang, 4)kantong samping. Kelemahan  diperbaiki pada pola dan celana sehingga menghasilkan pola pantalon sistem Aldrich yang sesuai untuk pria dewasa bertubuh ideal Indonesia. Kata Kunci: kesesuaian, pantalon, Aldrich, pria ideal.AbstractThe pattern of Aldrich's pantaloon system is unknown whether it is suitable for ideal adult men in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to describe weaknesses, to fix , and adjust the pattern of Aldrich's pantaloon system on the ideal male body shape in Indonesia. The type of research used is applied research. The object of the research is the pattern of Aldrich system pantaloon tested on ideal adult male in Indonesia with a height 173 cm, weight 64 kg. The instrument research used was questioner by using a Likerts scale. The assessment was carried out by 5 panelists, as well as people who have expertise and skilled menswear. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistics in the form of calculating the percentage formula using Microsoft excel. The results showed the pantaloon pattern of the Aldrich system had weaknesses in the part: 1) waist circumference, 2) pelvic circumference, 3) a rear dart, 4) side pocket. The weaknesses were fixed on the pattern and pants to produce Aldrich system pantaloon pattern that is suitable for Indonesian ideal adult men. Keywords: suitability, pantaloon, Aldrich, ideal men.

scholarly journals Samuel Beckett’s Trilogy and the Revolution of the Body in Vichy France

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-36
Author(s):  
William Davies
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Body ◽  
World War ◽  
Post World War Ii ◽  
Physical Deterioration ◽  
Vichy France ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
The Revolution

This essay explores the depiction of the degenerating male form in Samuel Beckett’s post-World War II trilogy of novels (Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable) in the context of Vichy France’s ideology of the body—specifically the male body—and the propaganda of the regime’s Révolution nationale, which Beckett would have encountered in wartime France. Read with this historical situation in mind, this essay argues that Beckett’s move from the limping Molloy to the bed-bound Malone and finally to the physically limbless figure of The Unnamable gives expression to a reality of physical deterioration that is unique to the degenerating body, a reality that also inverts the ideal of physical perfection that regimes such as Vichy produced. Analyzed in this way, Beckett’s work can be seen to aggravate and challenge both Vichy’s idolization of the strong, athletic male form and the ways in which Vichy and other midcentury ideologies produced narratives of the body steeped in a narrow and ultimately violent essentialism.

Male Body Image and Magazine Standards: Considering Dimensions of Age and Ethnicity

2007 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donnalyn Pompper ◽  
Jorge Soto ◽  
Lauren Piel
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Generation X ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Comparison Theory ◽  
Ideal Woman ◽  
Male Body Image ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Significant Patterns ◽  
The Ideal

This study contributes to two theory streams by examining magazine use among males, along dimensions of age and ethnicity. First, social comparison theory (SCT) is invoked to examine how males use magazine images to benchmark the “ideal” male. Second, a developing theory of magazines as standard bearers for “the ideal woman” is modified to suggest that magazines also set standards for “the ideal man.” Findings of focus groups and interviews with two generations of males—Generation X and Baby Boomers (BBs)—posit that such images tend to fuel males' eventual ambivalence toward their body. Two significant patterns were identified among the data: (1) authority of magazine standards and (2) competition.

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