Body-Image Stereotypes and Body-Type Preferences among Male College Students

1968 ◽  
Vol 27 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1143-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Dibiase ◽  
Larry A. Hjelle
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Body Type ◽  
Male College ◽  
Male College Students

The interrelationships among body-image stereotypes, body type preferences, and body weight were examined. Three male silhouettes, depicting extreme endomorphy, mesomorphy, and ectomorphy, were rated by 17 overweight, 17 underweight, and 17 normal weight male college Ss on 21 bipolar traits of temperament. The mesomorph was perceived by all Ss as more active, energetic, and dominant, whereas the endomorph and ectomorph were both rated as more withdrawn, shy, and dependent. No relationship was found between body-image stereotypes and Ss' body weight, although all Ss expressed a preference to look like the mesomorph silhouette. It was suggested that cultural influences and the role of body dissatisfaction may serve as crucial mediators in accounting for the results.

Body image, religiosity, and self-monitoring in male college students

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Price Wolf ◽  
Michael Prior ◽  
Brittany Machado ◽  
Kristen Torp ◽  
Annie Tsai
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Male College ◽  
Male College Students

scholarly journals Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariam Ebrahim ◽  
Dalal Alkazemi ◽  
Tasleem A. Zafar ◽  
Stan Kubow
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Male College ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
Disordered Eating Attitudes ◽  
Male College Students

Abstract Background The prevalence of disordered eating attitudes and body dissatisfaction based on muscularity and body fat was investigated among male college students in Kuwait with a range of body mass index values including underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese participants. Methods Data were collected, using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and the Bodybuilder Image Grid (BIG), from 400 male undergraduate students (84.8% Kuwaiti nationals) recruited from both public and private universities in Kuwait. An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence of symptomatology indicative of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and to examine the associations between body dissatisfaction and muscularity and body fat. Results Most participants were dissatisfied with their current muscle mass and body fat (67.3 and 69%, respectively). Logistic regression analyses produced odds ratios (ORs) demonstrating that students dissatisfied with their muscularity and body fat and those who indicated a desire to decrease both muscularity and body fat had significantly higher odds of being at risk of disordered eating attitudes (OR = 2.241, 95% CI [1.17, 3.6], p = .032, and OR = 1.898, 95% CI [1.214, 2.967], p = .005, respectively). Obese participants also had higher odds of exhibiting disordered eating attitudes (OR = 2.06, 95% CI [1.17, 3.60], p = .011). Conclusion The high proportion of disordered eating attitudes among Kuwaiti college men was associated with high levels of body image dissatisfaction in relation to both body fat and muscularity. High levels of eating disorder symptoms were also linked to obesity.

scholarly journals The role of smokeless tobacco use in smoking persistence among male college students

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 541-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Wolfson ◽  
Cynthia K. Suerken ◽  
Kathleen L. Egan ◽  
Erin L. Sutfin ◽  
Beth A. Reboussin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Male College ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
Male College Students

scholarly journals Understanding the Role of Self-Judgment in the Association between Body Dissatisfaction and Quality of Life on Normal-Weight and Overweight Portuguese Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudia Ferreira ◽  
Patrícia Fortunato ◽  
Joana Marta-Simões ◽  
Inês A. Trindade
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Psychological Quality Of Life

AbstractLiterature has demonstrated the negative impact of body image dissatisfaction on women’s quality of life. Nonetheless, it has been suggested that the relationship between body dissatisfaction and women’s well-being is not linear, and that the processes that mediate this association remain unclear. This study aims to clarify the mediator role of self-judgment in the association between negative body image and psychological quality of life, in two groups: normal-weight and overweight women. This cross-sectional study comprised 200 normal-weight and 92 overweight female college students, aged between 18 and 24 years old, that completed self-report instruments of body dissatisfaction, self-judgment, and quality of life. Results showed that women who presented harsher self-judgment about their perceived failures tended to present lower levels in all quality of life domains. Also, results from mediation analyses indicated the relationship between body dissatisfaction and psychological quality of life was significantly mediated by the mechanisms of self-judgment in the two BMI groups (95% CI [–2.41 to –0.04]; 95% CI [–6.35 to –.89]). This mediational model accounted for 28.3% and 40.7% of psychological quality of life in the normal-weight and overweight groups, respectively. These results suggest that a lower ability to deal with one’s failures or inadequacies (e.g., negative evaluation of body image) in a kind and accepting manner may significantly increase the negative impact of body dissatisfaction on one’s psychological quality of life. In this way, it seems that, the focus of interventions should go beyond body dissatisfaction and also target the development of adaptive attitudes (opposed to self-critical attitudes) to deal with negative body-related experiences.

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