CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Phys Sportsmed. 2009 Apr;37(1):111-4. doi: 10.3810/psm.2009.04.1690.
To examine body image, disordered eating, and psychological characteristics typically observed in people with eating disorders in current, former, and nonsteroid-using male bodybuilders.
Fifty bodybuilders recruited from local gymnasia completed anonymous questionnaires designed to assess eating attitudes, body image, weight and shape preoccupation, and general psychological characteristics. Ten subjects were classified as currently using anabolic-androgenic steroids, 12 were former users, and 28 had never used steroids.
Compared with former users and non-users, current steroid users reported higher scores on weight and shape preoccupation, body dissatisfaction, drive for increased muscle tone, depression, ineffectiveness, perfectionism, and interpersonal distrust. No differences emerged between former users and non-users.
Current but not previous anabolic-androgenic steroids use is associated with considerable body image disturbance, eating-related psychopathology, and poorer psychological adjustment. Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
研究目前、曾经和从未使用过类固醇的男性健美运动员中,与饮食障碍相关的身体意象、饮食失调和心理特征。
从当地健身房招募了 50 名健美运动员,他们完成了匿名问卷,旨在评估饮食态度、身体意象、体重和体型关注以及一般心理特征。10 名受试者被归类为目前使用合成代谢雄激素类固醇,12 名是前使用者,28 名从未使用过类固醇。
与前使用者和非使用者相比,当前类固醇使用者在体重和体型关注、身体不满、肌肉张力增加的驱动力、抑郁、无效感、完美主义和人际不信任方面的得分更高。前使用者和非使用者之间没有差异。
目前而不是以前使用合成代谢雄激素类固醇与相当大的身体意象障碍、与饮食相关的心理病理学和较差的心理调整有关。讨论了这些发现的理论和临床意义。