Body image, eating behaviors, and attitudes toward exercise among gay and straight men.
Body image, eating behaviors, and attitudes toward exercise among gay and straight men.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2004.11.003
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发表时间：
2005-06-01
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影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Own, Lawrence
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作者：
Kaminski, Patricia L;Chapman, Benjamin P;Own, Lawrence
男同性恋者往往对自己的身体更不满意，与异性恋者相比，他们患饮食失调症的风险更大。然而，大多数对同性恋和异性恋男性进行的研究都采用了旨在评估女性饮食失调症的工具。本研究使用男性饮食行为和身体形象评估（MEBBIE）评估同性恋和异性恋男性之间的差异，MEBBIE是一种旨在评估男性对饮食，运动和身体形象的态度和行为的工具。以体重指数（BMI）作为协变量对MEBBIE量表平均值的分析表明，相对于异性恋男性，男同性恋者饮食更多，更害怕变胖，并且对自己的身体总体以及肌肉发达程度更不满意。男同性恋者也比异性恋者更容易对拥有理想身材的重要性持有扭曲的认知。然而，与假设相反，同性恋和异性恋男性在锻炼或因错过锻炼而感到内疚的程度上没有差异。结果进行了讨论，根据以前的研究结果，并考虑临床实践和未来的研究。
Gay men tend to be more dissatisfied with their bodies and may be at greater risk for symptoms of eating disorders compared to heterosexual men. However, the majority of research conducted with gay and heterosexual men has implemented instruments designed to assess eating disorder symptomatology in women. The present study assessed differences between gay and heterosexual men using the Male Eating Behavior and Body Image Evaluation (MEBBIE), an instrument designed to assess attitudes and behaviors related to eating, exercise and body image specifically in men. Analyses of MEBBIE scale means with body mass index (BMI) as the covariate indicated that, relative to their heterosexual counterparts, gay men diet more, are more fearful of becoming fat, and are more dissatisfied with their bodies in general as well as with their degree of muscularity. Gay men were also more likely than heterosexual men to hold distorted cognitions about the importance of having an ideal physique. Contrary to hypotheses, however, gay and straight men did not differ in the degree to which they exercised or felt guilty about missing a workout. Results are discussed in light of previous findings, and implications for clinical practice and future research are considered.