Male body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptomatology: Moderating variables among men

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios Dakanalis ◽  
Assunta M Zanetti ◽  
Giuseppe Riva ◽  
Fabrizia Colmegna ◽  
Chiara Volpato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptomatology

scholarly journals New Body Scales Reveal Body Dissatisfaction, Thin-Ideal, and Muscularity-Ideal in Males

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 740-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Ralph-Nearman ◽  
Ruth Filik
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Actual Body ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Drive For Muscularity ◽  
Manipulation Check ◽  
Eating Disorder Examination ◽  
Body Scale

The aim of the current study was to develop, test, and retest two new male body dissatisfaction scales: The Male Body Scale (MBS; consisting of emaciated to obese figures) and the Male Fit Body Scale (MFBS; consisting of emaciated to muscular figures). These scales were compared to the two most commonly used visually based indices of body dissatisfaction (Stunkard Figure Rating Scale, SFRS; and Somatomorphic Matrix, SM). Male participants rated which body figure on each scale most represented their current figure, then their ideal figure, and then rated which one of the three scales (MBS, MFBS, and SFRS) best represented their current and ideal body overall. Finally, they completed the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS), the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0), and their actual body composition was calculated. This was followed by a retest and manipulation check 2 to 6 weeks later. Participants’ actual body mass index, fat- and muscularity-percentage were all highly related to their current body figure choice, and both new scales were consistently valid and more reliable between test and retest than the SFRS and SM body dissatisfaction scores. Importantly, each scale was sensitive to different types of body dissatisfaction within males. Specifically, the MBS revealed that males’ desire for the thin-ideal significantly corresponded to higher eating disorder tendencies as identified by EDE-Q 6.0 scores, while the MFBS revealed much higher body dissatisfaction toward the larger, muscularity-ideal, predicting higher drive for muscularity as identified by DMS scores. Results validated the new scales, and inform male-focused eating disorder research.

“Following the Straight and Narrow”: An Exploratory Study of Lesbophobia and Eating Disorder Symptomatology among Lesbian Athletes

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon R. Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Weight Preoccupation ◽  
Fat Phobia ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptomatology ◽  
And Behaviors

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore internalized lesbophobia and eating disorder symptomatology among lesbian current and former athletes and the possible link between the two phenomena. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 physically active adult lesbians who had at least 10 years of athletic experience. Lesbophobia was defined as the internalization of society’s negative attitudes and assumptions regarding lesbianism. Eating disorder symptomatology was defined as attitudes and behaviors associated with eating pathology (e.g., body dissatisfaction, weight preoccupation, fat phobia, frequent dieting, fasting, bingeing/purging, and other weight control measures). Findings suggested a connection between internalized lesbophobia and eating disorder symptomatology, that is, individuals who expressed greater negativity associated with being a lesbian, particularly concerns about being perceived as lesbian, reported more body dissatisfaction, weight preoccupation, fat phobia, and other eating disordered attitudes and behaviors. The social implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Male body dissatisfaction, eating disorder symptoms, body composition, and attentional bias to body stimuli evaluated using visual search

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 204380871984829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Talbot ◽  
Evelyn Smith ◽  
John Cass
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Visual Search ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Target Line ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Male Body Image ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between body dissatisfaction, eating disorder symptoms, and attentional bias to images of male bodies using a compound visual search task. Sixty-three male participants searched for a horizontal or vertical target line among tilted lines. A separate male body image was presented within proximity to each line. Overall, search times were faster when the target line was paired with a muscular or obese body and distractor lines were paired with bodies of average muscularity and body fat ( congruent trials) than on neutral trials, in which only average muscularity and body fat images were shown. Attentional bias for muscular bodies was correlated with muscle dissatisfaction, eating restraint, and shape concern, and attentional bias for obese bodies was correlated with eating restraint. For incongruent trials, in which a single muscular or obese body was paired with a distractor line, search times were indistinguishable from neutral trials. Unexpectedly, we found a negative association between search times and both body fat dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms in conditions where obese bodies were paired with distracting stimuli. This result implicates a potential role for attentional filtering and/or avoidance of obese bodies in predicting body fat dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptomology.

Psychological Commitment to Exercise and Eating Disorder Symptomatology among Female Aerobic Instructors

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Martin ◽  
Heather A. Hausenblas
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Drive For Thinness ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
Psychological Commitment ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptomatology ◽  
Practical Implications

Researchers have questioned aerobic instructors’ status as healthy role models by suggesting that they are excessive exercisers who may be at risk for developing eating disorders. To address this issue, 286 female aerobic instructors (mean age = 34.1) completed the Commitment to Exercise Scale (CES) and the Bulimia (B), Body Dissatisfaction (BD), and Drive for Thinness (DT) subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2). Instructors scored low on the CES (M = 62.24) relative to other high-exercising populations. Scores on the EDI-2 subscales were also low compared to published norms (M = .78, 7.8, and 3.2 for B, BD, and DT, respectively). Simple correlations revealed that the CES was related to all three EDI-2 subscales (rs ranged from .18 to .30; ps < .01). Discussion focuses on factors that may account for instructors’ healthy attitudes toward exercise and eating, and practical implications for sport psychologists who work with fitness instructors.

Acculturation, Body Image, Self-Esteem, And Eating-Disorder Symptomatology In Adolescent Mexican American Women

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg W. Joiner ◽  
Susan Kashubeck
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Mexican American Women ◽  
Eating Disordered ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptomatology

In this article the relationship among acculturation, body image, self-esteem, and eating disorder symptomatology in 120 Mexican American adolescent women was investigated. Surprisingly, acculturation levels were not related to anorexic or bulimic symptomatology, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction or thinness of ideal and attractive figures. Lower levels of self-esteem predicted higher levels of anorexic and bulimic symptomatology. Body mass was positively related to bulimic scores. In contrast to Lester and Petrie (1995), body dissatisfaction was significantly related to eating-disorder symptomatology. The high levels of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors found in this study suggest that rather than exclusively being an Anglo, middle-to upper-class phenomenon, eating-disordered behavior also exists within lower socioeconomic status Mexican American adolescent women.

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