Clinical considerations in etiology, assessment, and treatment of men's muscularity-focused body image disturbance.

Parent, Mike C.

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“…While traditional masculinity has long been implicated in men's risky and health-hazardous body practices, these risks seem to be changing forms and increasing in recent decades (Parent, 2013). The current studies aimed to relate the observed intensification of men's body concerns to a deeper shift within masculinity ideologies, as consumer masculinity establishes itself as a dominant form of contemporary masculinity (Rosenmann & Kaplan, 2014).…”

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“…These intertwined drives often have deleterious effects on men's mental and physical health (e.g., Parent, 2013), as in the spreading use of anabolic steroids which toughen the male body, while simultaneously causing it grave harm (Parent & Moradi, 2011). Because anabolic steroids boost both the visibility of muscularity and actual physical performance (Parent & Moradi, 2011), their use does not disentangle body functionality from body appearance or by extension the priorities of traditional from consumer masculine preoccupations.…”

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“…Even as extensive research has investigated men's dissatisfaction with their bodies, its prevailing point of departure has been attitudes associated with traditional masculinity (e.g., De Jesus et al, 2015;Griffiths, Murray, & Touyz, 2015;Holmqvist Gattario et al, 2015;Parent, 2013). Traditionally, men have treated their bodies as machines, whose function is paramount (Jeleniewski Seidler, 2007;Mishkind, Rodin, Silberstein, & Striegel-Moore, 1986).…”

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Consumer masculinity ideology: Conceptualization and initial findings on men’s emerging body concerns.

Rosenmann

Kaplan

Gaunt

et al. 2018

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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Men's body concerns have been increasing in recent decades, as contemporary men express what had almost exclusively been feminine concerns over body appearance. Although traditional masculinity can account for some body concerns, it cannot fully explain their increased prevalence or changing forms.This project examines recent shifts from a production-centered to a consumerist culture, and suggests that this societal change manifests in the emergence of a consumer masculinity ideology. We argue that this new ideology, in which proper masculinity is established, communicated and validated through consumption, is instrumental in explaining men's contemporary body concerns. We provide initial empirical support for the utility of this construct in samples of predominantly ethnic majority, heterosexual, and highly-educated British and Israeli men (N=191, Mage=33.57, SDage=10.24; N=185, Mage=36.05, SDage=11.88, respectively) . In both samples, a preliminary measure of this ideology, the Consumer Masculinity Inventory (CMI), mostly confirmed the predicted associations with measures of traditional masculinity and materialist values, as well as with men's behavioral investment in personal aesthetics and self-labeling as metrosexual. Generally supporting the hypotheses, CMI scores also uniquely predicted most indices of men's body concerns (e.g., self-objectification, drives for muscularity and leanness) beyond measures of traditional masculinity and materialist values. Additionally, CMI scores partially mediated the predictive contributions of traditional masculinity to these body concerns.These preliminary findings highlight the potential contribution of this novel conceptualization and operationalization for psychological research and practice. Future research should thus consider the impact of consumer masculinity on the well-being and body concerns of contemporary men.Keywords: consumer masculinity, body shape, body concerns, traditional masculinity, metrosexual 2 Consumer Masculinity Ideology: Conceptualization and Initial Findings on Men's Emerging Body ConcernsIn recent decades men have paid growing attention to their appearance and started manifesting body concerns formerly considered to be primarily feminine (Barlett, Vowels, & Saucier, 2008;Blond, 2008; National Eating Disorders Association, 2015). Even as extensive research has investigated men's dissatisfaction with their bodies, its prevailing point of departure has been attitudes associated with traditional masculinity (e.g., De Jesus et al., 2015;Griffiths, Murray, & Touyz, 2015;Holmqvist Gattario et al., 2015;Parent, 2013). Traditionally, men have treated their bodies as machines, whose function is paramount (Jeleniewski Seidler, 2007;Mishkind, Rodin, Silberstein, & Striegel-Moore, 1986). This emphasis on body functionality comes at the expense of attention to the male body's appearance and health (Rosenmann & Kaplan, 2014). Thus, while traditional masculine norms are reasonable antecedents of men's desire for greater body functionality (e.g.,...

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Consumer masculinity ideology: Conceptualization and initial findings on men’s emerging body concerns.

Rosenmann

Kaplan

Gaunt

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Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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“…La insatisfacción corporal masculina es un factor que puede facilitar problemáticas de salud más severas como son la dismorfia corporal, no obstante, por sí misma no es suficiente para generar esta problemática (Kanayama & Pope, 2011;Parent, 2013). Si este factor hace más vulnerable a los varones a desarrollar esta patología, una evaluación precisa y orientaciones preventivas adecuadas sobre la complejidad de la alteración de la imagen corporal, puede contribuir a la salud y bienestar personal (Compte, Sepúlveda, & Torrente, 2016;Rosen, 2003).…”

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“…Es importante no confundir la condición clínica de la DM (APA, 2013) y la obsesión por la musculatura. Parent (2013) sugiere que la obsesión por la musculatura representa la búsqueda del ideal corporal masculino, que en sus extremos puede implicar el desarrollo de patología de dismorfia muscular y cumplir de este modo con un diagnóstico de DM.…”

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Validación Mexicana De La Escala De Actitudes Masculinas Sobre El Cuerpo en Estudiantes Universitarios Varones

Castillo¹,

Solano²,

Sepúlveda³

2018

Rev Iberoam Diagn Ev

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ResumenEl objetivo del estudio fue validar el cuestionario Male Body Attitudes Scale (MBAS) en varones universitarios mexicanos. El estudio se realizó con 148 estudiantes, con una media de edad de 19 años (DT=2.14). El análisis factorial exploratorio de ejes principales resultó en una estructura de tres factores: Musculación, Baja grasa corporal y Altura. La consistencia interna del MBAS fue satisfactoria (α=.86), respecto a la versión original. En cuanto a la validez concurrente, el MBAS correlacionó significativamente con puntuaciones en alteración de la conducta alimentaria y el nivel de perfeccionismo social y autoorientado de los participantes. La sensibilidad al cambio fue evaluada con una intervención preventiva prepost en una submuestra de 28 estudiantes y se obtuvo una tendencia a la significación para la escala global del MBAS y para la Altura. Se concluye, que es un instrumento válido para evaluar insatisfacción corporal en jóvenes adultos varones en México. Palabras clave: validación, insatisfacción corporal, estudiantes universitarios, ejes principales, sensibilidad AbstractThe aim of this study was to validate the Male Body Attitudes Scale (MBAS) in Mexican male undergraduate students. A total of 148 students participated in the study (M=19.1, SD=2.14). A principal axes factor analysis was used to evaluate the scale resulting in a three factorial structure: Muscularity, Low body fat and Height. The internal consistency obtained was satisfactory MBAS (α=0.86), compared to the original version. Regarding the concurrent validation, the MBAS presented significant correlations with level of changes in eating behavior and the level of self and social perfectionism. Sensitivity to change was assessed through a pre-post preventive intervention in a subsample of 28 students and it showed a trend to significance for the overall scale of the MBAS and for the Height subscale. We concluded that it is an appropriate instrument to assess the body dissatisfaction among male adult young in Mexico.Keywords: validation, body dissatisfaction, university students, principal axis, sensitivity Agradecimiento: Este trabajo fue posible gracias al apoyo del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (A.R.S., contrato Ramón y Cajal RYC-2009-05092). Los autores agradecen la participación de todos los profesores y directores de las distintas facultades del campus de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. IntroducciónLa imagen corporal es un constructo complejo (Cash & Pruzinsky, 2002) que ha generado un número creciente de investigaciones de distinta naturaleza que han tratado de evaluarlo. La imagen corporal involucra múltiples conceptos diferentes, puede ser conceptualizada desde su dimensión positiva, satisfacción corporal global o por partes corporales (e.g., cintura, cadera, brazos), desde la dimensión cognitivo-afectiva, la estima corporal o actitudes hacia la imagen corporal, y desde la dimensión conductual, conductas de comprobación corporal o evitación de mostrar el cuerpo (Cash & Pruzisky, 1990;Sepúlveda, León, & Botell...

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What is normal body weight? Perceptions around “average” and “healthy” body weight among adolescents in Indiana

Cullin

2021

American J Hum Biol

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Objectives Biological normalcy is a framework that investigates relationship(s) between statistical norms and normative views/beliefs around particular traits. This study assessed the relationships between perceptions of average body weight, healthy body weight, and weight status among adolescents. Methods Adolescents recruited in southcentral Indiana, United States (n = 123) completed online questionnaires for demographics and body weight perceptions. Silhouettes from the Stunkard Figure Rating Scale measured perceived weight status, perceived average body weight, and perceived healthy body weight. Height and weight were measured to calculate body mass index‐for‐age percentiles. A subsample (n = 11) provided descriptions of “average,” “healthy,” and “normal” bodies during semi‐structured interviews. Results As perceived average body weight increased, selections of “healthy” silhouettes shifted downward, with smaller female silhouettes being marked healthy more often and larger male silhouettes being marked healthy less often. Additionally, perceived weight status was positively associated with perceptions around average body weight and lowest body weight perceived to be healthy for female and male silhouettes. Qualitative data demonstrated significant overlap in adolescents' descriptions of “average,” “healthy,” and “normal” bodies as well as dual meanings for the term “normal” in adolescents' views of body weight. Conclusions Perceived weight status appears to play a role in adolescents' conceptualizations of average and healthy body weight. Additionally, Qualitative and quantitative data indicated that perceived body weight norms were associated with normative perceptions around what healthy bodies look like. This study demonstrates relationships between statistical norms and normative views around body weight, underscoring the duality in how body weight is understood to be “normal” among adolescents.

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Clinical considerations in etiology, assessment, and treatment of men's muscularity-focused body image disturbance.

Cited by 60 publications

References 112 publications

Consumer masculinity ideology: Conceptualization and initial findings on men’s emerging body concerns.

Consumer masculinity ideology: Conceptualization and initial findings on men’s emerging body concerns.

Validación Mexicana De La Escala De Actitudes Masculinas Sobre El Cuerpo en Estudiantes Universitarios Varones

What is normal body weight? Perceptions around “average” and “healthy” body weight among adolescents in Indiana

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