title: Drive for muscularity and disordered eating among French adolescent boys: a sociocultural model.
abstract: The pursuit of muscularity is an important body image concern among boys which has been described within sociocultural models of risk for eating disorders. This study explored a sociocultural model of disordered eating in which drive for thinness and pursuit of muscularity were both pathways to disordered eating among French adolescent boys. A sample of 146 adolescents completed a questionnaire assessing drive for thinness, drive for muscularity, media-ideal internalization, appearance comparison, and sociocultural pressure. The model was a good fit to the data and both drive for thinness and the pursuit of muscularity were related to disordered eating. Furthermore, internalization and appearance comparison mediated the relationships between pressure to increase muscle and both drive for muscularity and drive for thinness. Longitudinal research could help clarify the role of the pursuit of muscularity in the development of disordered eating and extreme body shape changing behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. rodgers.rachel@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rachel F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ganchou
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Franko
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chabrol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001824:Body Constitution; D001828:Body Image; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004328:Drive; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009132:Muscles; D010379:Peer Group; D012931:Social Environment; D013851:Thinness; D055815:Young Adult