Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Body Image. 2018 Dec;27:169-178. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.09.004. Epub 2018 Oct 4.
Investigations of positive body image among men and across various social identities are lacking, and could contribute to a more complete understanding of the construct, including how positive body image can be improved. This study addressed this gap by investigating correlates of body appreciation - a key facet of positive body image - in men, and testing whether levels of body appreciation vary across sexual orientation. Data from a British community sample of 439 men (M = 39.13) showed that body appreciation inversely correlated with conformity to masculine norms and upward appearance-based social comparisons, and positively correlated with physical activity. Body appreciation was lower among sexual minority compared to heterosexual men, and athletic appearance-ideal internalisation and upward appearance-based social comparisons mediated this relationship. Replicating prior research among men, body appreciation positively correlated with body satisfaction, and inversely correlated with perceived appearance pressures from media and eating pathology. These findings have implications for interventions addressing body image among men.
男性和各种社会身份的积极身体意象研究还很缺乏，这可能有助于更全面地了解这一结构，包括如何改善积极的身体意象。本研究通过调查男性对身体欣赏的相关性来填补这一空白，身体欣赏是积极身体意象的一个关键方面，并测试身体欣赏是否因性取向而有所不同。来自英国社区 439 名男性（M=39.13）的样本数据显示，身体欣赏与男性规范的一致性和向上的外貌社会比较呈负相关，与身体活动呈正相关。与异性恋男性相比，性少数群体的男性对身体的欣赏程度较低，而运动型外貌理想内化和向上的外貌社会比较则介导了这种关系。在男性中复制先前的研究，身体欣赏与身体满意度呈正相关，与媒体和饮食病理造成的外貌压力呈负相关。这些发现对解决男性身体形象问题的干预措施具有重要意义。
