Going deeper into eating and body image pathology in males : Prevalence of muscle dysmorphia and eating disorders in a university representative sample

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Disorders associated with body dissatisfaction such eating disorders (ED) and muscle dysmorphia (MD) in males are understudied and surrounded by controversy regarding their nosological aspects. The current study examined the prevalence rates of clinical cases of ED and MD through a two-phase study with gold standard clinical interview in a representative sample of 850 Spanish undergraduate men, of whom 141 were interviewed. Levels of body dissatisfaction, compulsive exercise, anxious-depressive symptoms and the amount of physical activity were also explored. A prevalence rate for ED of 1.4% and 1.3% for MD was found. No differences were observed between the clinical groups on scales related to body image, supporting the current perspective that MD as well as ED and Body Dysmorphic Disorder could be clustered in a new spectrum of body image disorders, where the behaviours performed to achieve body change could range from restriction or muscularity-oriented eating alterations to pathological exercise or cosmetic surgery. The usefulness of the cut-off points of the screening questionnaires in MD and ED in males are discussed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association - 32(2024), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 363-377

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rica, R [VerfasserIn]
Sepúlveda, A R [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

EDE interview
Eating disorders
Journal Article
Muscle dysmorphia
Two-stage epidemiologic study
Undergraduate men
Y-BOCS interview

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.02.2024

Date Revised 06.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/erv.3048

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36458582X