Male Body Image and Magazine Standards: Considering Dimensions of Age and Ethnicity

Pompper, Donnalyn; Soto, Jorge; Piel, Lauren

doi:10.1177/107769900708400308

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“…The study showed that men who read fitness magazines were more likely than women to internalise the ideals of the muscular bodies on display, and that this could explain eating problems and body‐shape dissatisfaction in men. Similar research concluded that viewing men's magazines could have a negative effect on men's self‐esteem in relation to their bodies (Botta, ; Duggan & McCreary, ; Farquhar & Wasylkiw, ; Hatoum & Belle, ; Hobza, Walker, Yakushko, & Peugh, ; Johnson, McCreary, & Mills, ; Morrison, Kalin, & Morrison, ; Morrison, Morrison, & Hopkins, ; Parasecoli, ; Pompper, Soto, & Piel, ).…”

Section: Thematics Of Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 89%

Men and masculinity in men's magazines: A review

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This review article provides a thematic synthesis and overview of 30 years of research into the study of men and masculinity in men's magazines. Over 100 articles, book chapters, and books were reviewed to explore how scholars have approached the study of masculinity in such magazines and identify four major areas of inquiry: the commodification of masculinity; the relationship between sexism and misogyny in men's magazines and men's attitudes towards women; the vulnerability of men to, and the role of magazines in the construction of, men's body image anxieties; and the increasing sexualisation of men's bodies. The strengths and potential limitations of these four thematic approaches are identified, including an insufficiently nuanced account of the ways in which men might actually engage with images and ideas about masculinity in such magazines; an overly singular view of male sexuality that naturalises sexist and predatory behaviour; and an overemphasis on men's bodies as sites of vulnerability, risk, or crisis at the expense of more substantive considerations of the relationship between the representation of body modification practices and technologies, and men's embodied identities. The review concludes with an overview of the present field and some suggestions for future research.

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Section: Thematics Of Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 89%

Men and masculinity in men's magazines: A review

et al. 2018

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“…Media representations of an ideal man's body have increased in frequency (Ricciardelli, Clow, & White, 2010), stimulating men's desire to replicate these body types (Brennan, Crath, Hart, Gadalla, & Gillis, 2011;Pompper, Soto, & Piel, 2007). Corroborating Van der Mast's (2010) results, images of slender, muscular male bodies generate increased men's body dissatisfaction (Galioto & Crowther 2013).…”

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Canadian Men’s Self-Management of Chronic Diseases: A Literature Analysis of Strategies for Dealing With Risks and Promoting Wellness

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This article reviews the qualitative research on men’s self-management of mental and physical chronic diseases, with emphasis on strategies for dealing with risks and promoting wellness. Using Bardin’s method of document analysis, it was focused on the findings of Canadian qualitative studies published in French or English from 2005 to 2011. Boltanski’s theory on social uses of the body inspired the analysis. Living with a chronic disease threatens men’s sense of masculinity and self-image, as well as their perceived ability to fulfill expected social roles. Social images of men’s bodies influence how men express their emotions, attributes, and attitudes, or acknowledge the need for and seek social affirmation. Self-management has been documented in Canadian qualitative literature as a complex phenomenon influenced by the social environment, personal capacities, feelings, perceptions, and potentials. The extent of how all these features interact within the scope of men’s mental and physical health and illness experiences was partially revealed in this study. The findings underscore the social invisibility of men’s bodies, especially those of men facing social inequities. Attending to principles of social justice can ensure that future research on men’s health will amplify the range of men’s voices and allow them to be heard. Recommendations address also the international scientific community interested in advancing men’s health research, especially in those countries that lack a national men’s health policy.

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“…Because thin-ideal internalization is fostered by perceived pressure to be thin (Boone, Soenens, & Braet, 2011), individuals will be more likely to experience body image dissatisfaction when encountering stressful messages (Jones, Vigfusdottir, & Lee, 2004). Furthermore, the pressure to be thin can come from social comparisons, such as family, peers or the entire collectivity (Fitzsimmons-Craft, Harney, Koehler, Danzi, Riddell, & Bardone-Cone, 2012;Pompper, Soto, & Piel, 2007). Morrison et al (2012) further indicate that general social comparison is significantly associated with body image dissatisfaction among college women.…”

Section: Cultural Differences On Body Image Dissatisfaction: the Socimentioning

confidence: 99%

Media Influences on Body Image Dissatisfaction: the Moderating Role of Collectivism vs. Individualism

2015

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Body image is a multidimensional construct that reflects attitudes and perceptions about an individual’s physical appearance under the cultural norms and ideals rather than on actual body dimension. Previous research argues that body image problems are linked to many potentially harmful behaviors and mental illnesses, such as obsessive exercise, low self-esteem, substance abuse and eating disorders. Early study primarily focuses on analyzing and comparing body image dissatisfaction of women in particular countries. However, cross-cultural studies need to move on from simply comparing the absolute levels to investigating the relationships between several variables. It is still unclear about the influences of specific cultures, namely collectivism vs. individualism, on both thin-ideal media effect and body image dissatisfaction. There is no integrated research analyzing how various levels of acculturation and different cultures interact, thus further influencing women’s body image dissatisfaction. The underlying psychological mechanisms that resulted from acculturation are still less explored. Current study hypothesized that thin-ideal media exposure increases women’s body image dissatisfaction. Additionally, thin-ideal media and cultures were predicted to interact. Collectivist group with high acculturation differed from the collectivist group with low acculturation and fell close to the individualist group in body image dissatisfaction. Thus, researcher predicted that thin-ideal media effects on body image dissatisfaction were stronger for females in collectivist group with low acculturation than for the other two culture groups. In general, women living in the collectivistic societies would report more body image dissatisfaction than those living in the individualistic societies. This study used a 3 x 2 x 2 mixed design to examine the moderating role of collectivism vs. individualism on media influences on body image dissatisfaction among 133 female college students, aged from 18 to 23 years old, attending the University of Texas at Austin. The results indicated that thin-ideal media significantly increased women’s body image dissatisfaction, whereas healthy media decreased women’s body image dissatisfaction. In general, women living in the collectivistic society reported more body image dissatisfaction than women living in the individualistic society. Contrary to the prediction, body image dissatisfaction of women in the collectivistic group with high acculturation did not differ from those in the collectivistic group with low acculturation. Therefore, the moderating role of acculturation was not found.

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Male Body Image and Magazine Standards: Considering Dimensions of Age and Ethnicity

Cited by 20 publications

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Men and masculinity in men's magazines: A review

Men and masculinity in men's magazines: A review

Canadian Men’s Self-Management of Chronic Diseases: A Literature Analysis of Strategies for Dealing With Risks and Promoting Wellness

Media Influences on Body Image Dissatisfaction: the Moderating Role of Collectivism vs. Individualism

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