Men and body image

Grogan, Sarah

doi:10.4324/9781003100041-4

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“…It should be noted, however, that in a study comparing Japanese and Finnish adolescents, a cross-cultural difference in body dissatisfaction was found only for girls (Maezono et al, 2019), suggesting that culture-by-gender interactive effects on body dissatisfaction in adolescence are not straightforward. The results for gender differences in body image were consistent with previous findings (Grogan, 1999;Koskelainen et al, 2001;Maezono et al, 2019;Olweus, 1994), in which girls scored much higher on body dissatisfaction than boys. Showing that the effect of gender on self-reported mental health problems and body dissatisfaction or eating distress was conditioned by culture is important.…”

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“…Body dissatisfaction, bullying victimisation and school safety all made independent contributions to total difficulties and, therefore, are relevant targets for interventions that seek to improve adolescent mental health. Body dissatisfaction emerged as the strongest correlate of total difficulties in the multivariate model, indicating the need for further research on the underlying processes (Duarte et al, 2014;Grogan, 1999). The results also indicate that gender and culture may qualify as effects of bullying victimisation and school safety on adolescent mental health problems.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Body image is also considered a gender-specific issue; the majority of studies targeted female samples (Duarte et al, 2014). Females may have a higher risk of body dissatisfaction; however, it is worth examining the role of body image in adolescents of both genders (Grogan, 1999;Maezono et al, 2019). The review by Holmqvist and Frisén (2010) suggested that body dissatisfaction is more common in affluent and westernised countries, with the highest prevalence in East Asian countries.…”

Section: Body Image and Eating Distressmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adolescent mental health in Japan and Russia: The role of body image, bullying victimisation and school environment

Zhang,

Slobodskaya,

Kaneko

2023

Int J Psychol

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This study examined associations between self‐reported mental health problems, body image, bullying victimisation and school safety in large adolescent samples in Japan and Russia, considering the effects of gender, culture and their interactions. In both Japan and Russia, girls reported a greater number of mental health problems, less bullying victimisation and much higher body dissatisfaction than boys did. Japanese adolescents rated themselves higher on total difficulties, reported less body dissatisfaction and bullying victimisation, and rated their school safety lower than that of Russian youths. Cross‐cultural differences in total difficulties and body image were qualified by gender. Body dissatisfaction, bullying victimisation and school safety all independently contributed to adolescent mental health problems. The protective effect of school safety on total difficulties was larger for girls than for boys; the strength of the association between bullying victimisation and adolescent mental health problems differed across genders and cultures. The findings indicate a need for a cross‐cultural approach and provide a strong basis for targeted interventions that seek to improve adolescent mental health.

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Section: Body Image and Eating Distressmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adolescent mental health in Japan and Russia: The role of body image, bullying victimisation and school environment

Zhang,

Slobodskaya,

Kaneko

2023

Int J Psychol

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“…Beliefs Related to Gender Identity. Appearance-related norms depend heavily on traditional masculinity ideologycultural expectations of what boys and men should be and look like (Grogan, 2008). Cultural appearance ideals for boys and men are typified by lean, muscular bodies (for a review, see Murnen & Karazsia, 2017).…”

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Boys’ Internalized Appearance-Related Norms from Different Socializers Uniquely, Negatively Relate to Wellbeing and Gender Beliefs

Nielson

Tolman

Martin

2023

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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Much of the work on body image socialization masks the potentially unique influence of different socializers, yet clearer understanding of socialization mechanisms and ideological context aid intervention efforts. We explored how fathers, female peers, male peers, and adolescent boys themselves produce different levels of internalized appearance-related norms and how these socializer-specific norms differentially relate to wellbeing and beliefs related to gender identity. With a sample of early adolescent boys ( n = 260; M age = 11.44 years, SD age = .56, 64% White), we used SEM to investigate relations between internalized norms, wellbeing, and gender beliefs. We found that most boys internalized appearance-related norms, and that boys reported higher levels of norms from themselves than from fathers or peers. Internalized appearance-related norms from different socializers uniquely related to self-esteem, private/public regard of gender, and self-presentation expectations in peer interactions. This relational framework provides unique insights into boys’ experiences with their appearance and the role of different socializers.

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“…Body image primarily refers to subjective attitudes and perceptions of an individual's body shape, weight, and appearance (Cash & Pruzinsky, 2002;Grogan, 2008). It includes two main dimensions, that is, attitudes and self-perceptions related to one's physical appearance (Cash & Pruzinsky, 2002;Grogan, 2006Grogan, , 2008.…”

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Body Uneasiness, Body Figure Perception, and Body Weight: Factor Structure and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of a Set of Attitudinal and Perceptual Body Image Assessment Tools in Adolescents

2023

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Body image is a multifaceted construct that includes attitudinal and perceptual components, but its attention has mainly been focused on the facet of body dissatisfaction. The present longitudinal study extended the validation of a multifacet attitudinal questionnaire, the Body Uneasiness Test (BUT), against perceptions of body shape and weight. A convenient sample of adolescents took part in a 2-year unbalanced panel study (5 waves). The participants completed the BUT questionnaire and selected their perceived actual, ideal, and reflected body figures along the Contour Drawing Rating Scale; ideal/actual and ideal/normative body mass index discrepancies were also included. After replicating the expected five-factor structure of the BUT items, results from confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the five BUT scales loaded on an attitudinal dimension, whereas the perceived body figures and the discrepancy indices were on a perceptive domain. Such a two-domain structure of body image measures showed gender and seasonal (1-year) measurement invariance, whereas longitudinal 6-month and 18-month invariance partially failed. Overall, the present findings support the validity of the Body Uneasiness Test in adolescence, further demonstrating a preliminary multidimensional structure of body image onto which attitudinal and perceptual body image-related measures were projected.

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Men and body image

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Adolescent mental health in Japan and Russia: The role of body image, bullying victimisation and school environment

Adolescent mental health in Japan and Russia: The role of body image, bullying victimisation and school environment

Boys’ Internalized Appearance-Related Norms from Different Socializers Uniquely, Negatively Relate to Wellbeing and Gender Beliefs

Body Uneasiness, Body Figure Perception, and Body Weight: Factor Structure and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of a Set of Attitudinal and Perceptual Body Image Assessment Tools in Adolescents

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