Exploration of height dissatisfaction, muscle dissatisfaction, body ideals, and eating disorder symptoms in men

Objective: Height is a significant, yet under-studied dimension of body dissatisfaction in men. The present study examined the relationship between height dissatisfaction, height, muscle and fat dissatisfaction, body ideals, and eating disorder symptoms in men. Participants and methods: Participants were a sample of male undergraduate Australian students (N = 224) who were administered self-report measures of height, muscle, and fat dissatisfaction, eating disorder symptoms, and muscle and body fat body-ideals, and reported their height. Results: Results showed that height, muscle dissatisfaction, and desired muscularity were important for explaining height dissatisfaction. Additionally, although eating disorder symptoms did not uniquely predict height dissatisfaction, there were small positive correlations between height dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms. Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of height in male body dissatisfaction and its association with muscular dissatisfaction and desired muscularity, as well as the potential significance of height in male eating disorders.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

Journal of American college health : J of ACH - 71(2023), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 18-23

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Talbot, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Mahlberg, Justin [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

Body dissatisfaction
Body image
Eating disorders
Height dissatisfaction
Journal Article
Male
Muscularity

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.01.2023

Date Revised 05.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07448481.2021.1877143

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321372891