Journal article
Relationships among Muscle Dysmorphia Characteristics, Body Image-Quality of Life, and Coping in Males
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol.18(5), pp.585-589
2015
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among bodybuilding dependence, muscle satisfaction, body image-related quality of life and body image-related coping strategies, and test the hypothesis that muscle dysmorphia characteristics may predict quality of life via coping strategies. Design Participants (294 males, Mage = 20.5 years, SD = 3.1) participated in a cross-sectional survey. Methods Participants completed questionnaires assessing muscle satisfaction, bodybuilding dependence, body image-related quality of life and body image-related coping. Results Quality of life was correlated positively with muscle satisfaction and bodybuilding dependence but negatively with body image coping (p less than .05). Body image coping was correlated positively with bodybuilding dependence and negatively with muscle satisfaction (p less than .05). Mediation analysis found that bodybuilding dependence and muscle satisfaction predicted quality of life both directly and indirectly via body image coping strategies (as evidenced by the bias corrected and accelerated bootstrapped confidence intervals). Conclusions These results provide preliminary evidence regarding the ways that muscularity concerns might influence body image-related quality of life.
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- Title
- Relationships among Muscle Dysmorphia Characteristics, Body Image-Quality of Life, and Coping in Males
- Authors
- David A Tod (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringC Edwards (Author) - University of Worcester, United Kingdom
- Publication details
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol.18(5), pp.585-589
- Publisher
- Elsevier Australia
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.07.015
- ISSN
- 1440-2440
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448995002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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