Prospective predictors of body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and muscularity concerns among young women in France: A sociocultural model

Girard, Marilou; Rodgers, Rachel F.; Chabrol, Henri

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.07.001

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“…It is also possible that the relationship between drive for muscularity and ED symptoms would have been stronger if a more context‐appropriate ED self‐report instrument had been utilized. The drives for muscularity and thinness are correlated among women (e.g., Girard, Rodgers, & Chabrol, ; Rodgers et al, ). This may reflect the common goal of reducing body fat to reach their respective idealized appearances, and help explain their relationships with thinness‐oriented ED pathology.…”

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confidence: 99%

Negative psychological correlates of the pursuit of muscularity among women

Cunningham

Szabó

Kambanis

et al. 2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective There is increasing public and scientific focus on women's pursuit of a muscular and toned appearance. However, the psychological correlates of women's drive for muscularity are currently unclear. Therefore, we examined the associations of drive for muscularity with four important negative psychological indices among women: eating disorder (ED) symptoms, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Method A sample of 221 university women completed an online survey that included measures assessing the aforementioned constructs. Results Drive for muscularity evidenced positive associations with all negative psychological indices, except for anxiety. Muscularity‐oriented attitudes, as opposed to behaviors, demonstrated the strongest associations with ED and depression symptoms. Discussion Our findings make a novel contribution to the scant literature by demonstrating that women who endorse attitudes and/or behaviors geared toward attaining the female muscular ideal may be susceptible to experiencing ED symptoms and negative emotional states. This study provides preliminary evidence that muscularity‐oriented attitudes, in particular, may be a promising target for the treatment of EDs and negative emotional states in women with a preoccupation toward muscularity.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Negative psychological correlates of the pursuit of muscularity among women

Cunningham

Szabó

Kambanis

et al. 2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…In concert, body dissatisfaction among adolescent males has increased, and 9% of adolescent males report high concerns with muscularity (Field et al, ). Furthermore, young females have also demonstrated muscularity concerns (Girard, Rodgers, & Chabrol, ; Holland & Tiggemann, ). Recent epidemiological surveillance in the United States suggests that 30% of adolescent males versus 7% of adolescent females are actively trying to gain weight (Nagata et al, ), which may be a proxy for desire to increase muscularity.…”

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confidence: 99%

Predictors of muscularity‐oriented disordered eating behaviors in U.S. young adults: A prospective cohort study

Nagata

Murray

Bibbins‐Domingo

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Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective To determine adolescent predictors of muscularity‐oriented disordered eating behaviors in young men and women using a nationally representative longitudinal sample in the United States and to examine differences by sex. Method We used nationally representative longitudinal cohort data collected from baseline (11–18 years old, 1994–1995) and 7‐year follow‐up (18–24 years old, 2001–2002) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. We examined adolescent demographic, behavioral, and mental health predictors of young adult muscularity‐oriented disordered eating behaviors defined as eating more or differently to gain weight or bulk up, supplements to gain weight or bulk up, or androgenic anabolic steroid use at 7‐year follow‐up. Results Of the 14,891 included participants, 22% of males and 5% of females reported any muscularity‐oriented disordered eating behavior at follow‐up in young adulthood. Factors recorded at adolescence that were prospectively associated with higher odds of muscularity‐oriented disordered eating in both sexes included black race, exercising to gain weight, self‐perception of being underweight, and lower body mass index z‐score. In addition, participation in weightlifting; roller‐blading, roller‐skating, skate‐boarding, or bicycling; and alcohol among males and depressive symptoms among females during adolescence were associated with higher odds of muscularity‐oriented disordered eating in young adulthood. Conclusions Interventions to prevent muscularity‐oriented disordered eating behaviors may target at‐risk youth, particularly those of black race or who engage in exercise to gain weight. Future research should examine longitudinal health outcomes associated with muscularity‐oriented disordered eating behaviors.

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“…Although this study found the predictive effect of interpersonal pressure on facial appearance dissatisfaction, most existing studies focused on the impact of the specific aspects of interpersonal pressure on body dissatisfaction and have found evidence concerning the impact of different forms of interpersonal pressure, such as peer pressure and parental pressure (Helfert and Warschburger, 2011;Vries et al, 2015;Girard et al, 2018). Future research is needed to examine the effects of interpersonal pressure from family members, friends, and romantic partners on facial appearance dissatisfaction, and to clarify how an individual who is dissatisfied with oneself appearance to interpret and internalize these experiences.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…In addition to mass media, researchers have theorized that messages about appearance-related standards of beauty can also be transmitted by modeling and appearance-related feedback from family members, friends, and romantic partners (Schaefer and Salafia, 2014;Girard et al, 2018). In the field of body dissatisfaction, these messages are often transmitted covertly (e.g., a mother may project a certain message to her daughter about body weight and shape through her dieting habits) or overtly (e.g., a sibling calling their sibling "fat").…”

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Risk Factors for Facial Appearance Dissatisfaction Among Orthognathic Patients: Comparing Patients to a Non-Surgical Sample

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This study conducted a cross-sectional investigation of facial appearance dissatisfaction between patients before undergoing orthognathic surgery and a non-surgical sample to evaluate the potential influencing factors of facial appearance dissatisfaction. A sample of 354 participants completed a set of questionnaires concerning facial appearance dissatisfaction, interpersonal pressure, media pressure, and fear of negative appearance evaluation (112 patients, 242 controls). The patients reported higher facial appearance dissatisfaction, more media pressure, more interpersonal pressure, and a greater fear of negative appearance evaluation among others than the control group. Moreover, regression analyses identified interpersonal pressure and fear of negative appearance evaluation as the main predictors of facial appearance dissatisfaction whether in the orthognathic patients or the control groups. The associations between the perceptions of interpersonal pressure, fear of negative appearance evaluation, and facial appearance dissatisfaction support the possible utility of strengthening social experiences and psychological intervention in preventing and treating these appearance-concerns, especially for the orthognathic patients.

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Prospective predictors of body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and muscularity concerns among young women in France: A sociocultural model

Cited by 67 publications

References 63 publications

Negative psychological correlates of the pursuit of muscularity among women

Negative psychological correlates of the pursuit of muscularity among women

Predictors of muscularity‐oriented disordered eating behaviors in U.S. young adults: A prospective cohort study

Risk Factors for Facial Appearance Dissatisfaction Among Orthognathic Patients: Comparing Patients to a Non-Surgical Sample

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