Precarious manhood and muscularity: Effects of threatening men's masculinity on reported strength and muscle dissatisfaction
Precarious manhood and muscularity: Effects of threatening men's masculinity on reported strength and muscle dissatisfaction
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10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.07.002
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2017-09-01
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5.2
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Fischer, Emily W.
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Frederick, David A.;Shapiro, Lily M.;Fischer, Emily W.
不稳定的男子气概观点认为，当男性的男子气概受到威胁时，他们的反应是侵略。与这种观点相一致，我们假设男性在他们的男子气概受到威胁后会表现得更强大，更令人生畏。然而，最近的一项研究发现，男性在受到威胁时报告的体力较弱（Hunt，Gonsalkorale & Murray，2013）。在目前的两项研究中（Ns = 193; 450），男性被给予错误的反馈，关于他们是否实质上不那么阳刚（阳刚之气受到威胁）或比平均水平更阳刚（阳刚之气放心）。男性报告他们可以卷曲多少重量，他们可以完成多少个俯卧撑，和/或对肌肉发达的满意度。在大多数分析中，受到威胁的男性报告的力量比放心的男性更大。男性威胁对肌肉不满的影响因结果测量而异。这些研究强调了复制研究的重要性，以及使用实验方法来了解不稳定的男子气概和男性身体形象之间的联系。(C)2017爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有
The precarious manhood perspective proposes that men respond with aggression when they experience threats to their masculinity. Consistent with this view, we hypothesized that men would represent themselves as stronger and more formidable after their masculinity was threatened. A recent study, however, found that men reported less physical strength when threatened (Hunt, Gonsalkorale, & Murray, 2013). In the current two studies (Ns = 193; 450), men were given false feedback about whether they were substantially less masculine (masculinity threatened) or more masculine than average (masculinity reassured). Men reported how much weight they could curl, how many push-ups they could complete, and/or measures of satisfaction with muscularity. In most analyses, threatened men reported greater strength than reassured men. Effects of masculinity threat on muscle dissatisfaction varied by outcome measure. The studies highlight the importance of replication studies, and of using experimental approaches to understand connections between precarious manhood and male body image. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.