Drive for muscularity and disordered eating behaviors and its relationship with anthropometric indicators and physical activity in Mexican adolescent men

Arellano-Pérez, Orquidea Galdina; Vázquez-Cervantes, Michelle Jhovana; Cortés, Trinidad Lorena Fernández; Saucedo-Molina, Teresita de Jesús

doi:10.1007/s40519-019-00736-2

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“…These associations confirm the good convergent validity of the scale. These associations go in line with other studies validating drive for muscularity scale in other cultures (Arellano-Pérez et al, 2019;Gomes et al, 2019;Kling et al, 2019;Sepulveda et al, 2016;Stratton, Donovan, Bramwell, & Loxton, 2015;Swami et al, 2016).…”

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“…However, the role of the drive for muscularity in the formation of the body image in sport involved men is not clear. Some research provided evidence that participation in some kinds of sports activities (i.e., gyms) are related with the higher drive for muscularity in men (Keum et al, 2015) and participation in moderate physical activity is associated with the greater drive for muscularity in adolescents (Arellano-Pérez et al, 2019). However, there is a lack of studies on this issue, and in the present study, we wanted to provide more scientific knowledge on this topic.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The drive for muscularity is an individual's motivation to become more muscular (McCreary et al, 2004). Research has demonstrated that drive for muscularity is associated with the psychological distress, depressive symptoms (DeBlaere & Brewster, 2017;Eik-Nes, Austin, Blashill, Murray, & Calzo, 2018), internalized shame (Larison & Pritchard, 2019), neurotism (Benford & Swami, 2014), low self-esteem (Sepulveda, Parks, de Pellegrin, Anastasiadou, & Blanco, 2016;Swami, Barron, Lau, & Jaafar, 2016), internalization of the muscular ideals (Stratton, Donovan, Bramwell, & Loxton, 2015a), muscularity dissatisfaction (Chaba, d'Arripe-Longueville, Lentillon-Kaestner, & Scoffier-Mériaux, 2018;Liu, Chang, Gill, Wu, & Lu, 2019), difficulties in emotional regulation (Sepulveda et al, 2016), dieting and use of musclebuilding products (Eik-Nes et al, 2018), disordered eating (Arellano-Pérez, Vázquez-Cervantes, Fernández Cortés, & Saucedo-Molina, 2019;Bratland-Sanda & Sundgot-Borgen, 2012;Gomes et al, 2019;Lavender, Brown, & Murray, 2017;Liu et al, 2019), binge drinking (Eik-Nes et al, 2018) and greater hours participating in gyms (Keum, Wong, DeBlaere, & Brewster, 2015). The drive for muscularity scale (McCreary et al, 2004) is one of the main psychometrically sound measures for the exploration of the athletic/muscular -related body image (Kling et al, 2019).…”

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Drive for Muscularity in Lithuanian Male Students: Psychometrics and Associated Characteristics

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Titenytė²,

Balčiūnienė³

et al. 2020

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Background. The drive for muscularity in men is associated with a negative body image, psychosocial, and physiological outcomes. The aim of the present study was to test the psychometric properties of the Lithuanian version of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS-LT) and associated characteristics in the sample of young adults (men).Methods. The sample consisted of 763 male students. The ages ranged from 18 to 32 years, with a mean age of 20.4 (SD = 3.1). Participants completed the Lithuanian translation of DMS-LT alongside with the measures of disordered eating, sociocultural attitudes towards appearance questionnaire, body mass index, self-esteem, and participation in sports.Results. The instrument showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = .92) and test-retest reliability (ICC = .87). The two-dimensional factor structure of the proposed original scale was not confirmed. DMS-LT was negatively correlated with self-esteem. Positive associations were observed between DMS-LT, muscular/athletic body ideal internalization, and disordered eating. Drive for muscularity attitudes and behaviors were more expressed in male students attending sports clubs.Conclusions. The results of the present study support the psychometric properties of the DMS-LT and its’ use in Lithuanian samples of young men. The instrument might also be used in clinical practice. It is important to develop prevention programs that decrease body image concerns and prevent disordered eating in young men. Keywords: drive for muscularity, body image, psychometric properties of the scale, students.

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Drive for Muscularity in Lithuanian Male Students: Psychometrics and Associated Characteristics

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Balčiūnienė³

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“…Next, this study demonstrated that sports-involved adolescents report significantly greater drive for muscularity. Despite the findings that the drive for muscularity is associated with greater disordered eating [64], it should be noted that not all behaviours assessed by the drive for muscularity scale are damaging to health. For example, exercising to gain weight and eating products with high protein might also be assessed as healthy behaviour.…”

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Examining Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating In Adolescents of Different Sports Practice: Cross-Sectional Study

Jankauskienė

Bacevičienė

Trinkūnienė

2020

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This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the associations between body appreciation, body functionality and disordered eating in a large adolescent sample of different levels and types of sports practice. Method: The sample consisted of 1412 adolescents (59.8% were girls). The ages ranged from 15 to 18 years old, with a mean age of 16.9 (SD = 0.5) for girls and 17.0 (SD = 0.4) for boys. Participants completed an anonymous questionnaire assessing the nature of sports participation, body appreciation, body functionality, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, internalisation of sociocultural beauty ideals and disordered eating. A two-way ANOVA was employed to test the differences in body image concerns, body appreciation, perceived physical fitness and disordered eating behaviours in gender groups and groups of different sport types and levels. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to predict disordered eating behaviours of different study variables. Results: Participants of leisure and competitive sports reported greater body appreciation, self-esteem and lower body dissatisfaction compared to non-participants. No differences in body appreciation and disordered eating were observed in adolescents involved in weight-sensitive and less weight-sensitive sports. Body appreciation and body functionality were associated with lower disordered eating in adolescent girls not participating in sports, leisure exercisers and participants of competitive sport as well as in boys participating in competitive sports, controlling for body mass index. Adolescent boys demonstrated greater body appreciation compared to girls. Conclusions: The results of this study support the knowledge of the protective role of positive body image preventing dysfunctional eating in adolescent girls of various sports practice and in competitive sports involved boys. Disordered eating prevention and clinical treatment programs for adolescents of different physical activity might benefit from including education about body appreciation and functionality.

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“…Among males, there seems to be an increase in pressure toward a muscular and toned body that is associated with success (Karazsia et al, 2017;Arellano-Perez et al, 2019). Research shows that there is less body dissatisfaction among males, perhaps as a result of the influence of different reference models related to the male beauty canon, which reflects more heterogeneity than that of women.…”

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Can Parental Body Dissatisfaction Predict That of Children? A Study on Body Dissatisfaction, Body Mass Index, and Desire to Diet in Children Aged 9–11 and Their Families

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Body image has been associated with self-care and the assumption of either healthy habits or poor diets and eating disorders. As a vital element in the formation of a positive body image, the role of the family in childhood has been highlighted by a few studies. This study aimed to assess whether children’s body dissatisfaction could be predicted by their parents’ body dissatisfaction, body mass index (BMI), and approach to change. The sample consisted of 581 participants (366 parents and 215 children). The following instruments were used: anthropometric data, the Brief Scale of Body Dissatisfaction for Children, the IMAGE questionnaire (approach to change and drive for muscularity subscales), and the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness subscales). The results indicated that 19% of children, 22.8% of mothers, and 70.2% of fathers were overweight or obese. The multiple regression models developed for boys and girls explained 60 and 57% of the variance in body dissatisfaction, respectively. Several variables attributable to the mother (higher approach to change, higher drive for thinness, and higher BMI) and to the boys themselves (drive for muscularity, approach to change, and having a high BMI percentile) predicted a higher level of body dissatisfaction. For girls, only variables regarding themselves (approach to change, age, and BMI percentile) explained their body dissatisfaction. Relationships with the traits of the father were not detected for both models. The influence of sociocultural factors on the construction of gender and the negative consequences of mothers’ dieting for aesthetic purposes, on the development of children’s body image, are discussed.

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Drive for muscularity and disordered eating behaviors and its relationship with anthropometric indicators and physical activity in Mexican adolescent men

Cited by 10 publications

References 46 publications

Drive for Muscularity in Lithuanian Male Students: Psychometrics and Associated Characteristics

Drive for Muscularity in Lithuanian Male Students: Psychometrics and Associated Characteristics

Examining Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating In Adolescents of Different Sports Practice: Cross-Sectional Study

Can Parental Body Dissatisfaction Predict That of Children? A Study on Body Dissatisfaction, Body Mass Index, and Desire to Diet in Children Aged 9–11 and Their Families

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