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Background: Even though muscularity dissatisfaction has important health and psychological implications, the co-occurrence of body dissatisfaction and muscularity dissatisfaction in men%26apos;s body image disturbances and disordered eating is not well established. Furthermore, men%26apos;s body image disturbances are associated with depression and low levels of self-esteem. The aim of the present study is to identify a typology of young men based on levels of muscularity dissatisfaction, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem, and to explore differences between cluster groups according to levels of depression and media influences. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: Participants completed a figure-rating scale to assess dissatisfaction with muscularity and self-report questionnaires assessing body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, depressive symptoms, media influences, and disordered eating. All variable values were centered. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: The sample consisted of 328 normal-weight French men (mean age 21.9; SD = 2.4). Cluster analyses yielded three groups characterized by high levels of muscularity dissatisfaction and intermediate levels of body dissatisfaction and self-esteem for Cluster 1 by low levels of muscularity dissatisfaction and body dissatisfaction and high levels of self-esteem for Cluster 2, and by high levels of muscularity dissatisfaction and body dissatisfaction and low levels of self-esteem for Cluster 3. Cluster 3 had the highest levels of depressive symptoms and a significant rate of disordered eating. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: Dissatisfaction with muscle mass and body dissatisfaction may co-occur in a significant minority of young men, and this association can lead to a greater risk for depression and disordered eating. These results may have implications in the understanding and prevention of men%26apos;s body image disturbances, knowing that normal-weight men are usually considered a low-risk group for body image disturbances.
- 出版日期2013-12
