Explaining male body attitudes: the role of early peer emotional experiences and shame

Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD
Sara OliveiraCláudia Ferreira

Abstract

The current study tested a path model that examined the association between early emotional experiences with peers and male body attitudes and whether general feelings of shame and body-focused shame mediate this relationship, while controlling for the effect of body mass index. The sample comprised 241 men from the general community, aged from 18 to 60, who completed an online survey. Correlation analyses showed that the recall of positive early emotional experiences with peers is inversely linked to shame and negative body attitudes. Path analysis results indicated that early emotional experiences with peers had a direct effect on external shame, and an indirect effect on male negative body attitudes mediated by external shame and body-focused shame. Results confirmed the plausibility of the tested model, which accounted for 40% of the variance of male body attitudes. Findings suggested that men who recall fewer positive early peer emotional experiences tend to perceive that they are negatively viewed by others and present more body image-focused shame experiences. This in turn seems to explain a negative self-appreciation of one's muscularity, body fat and height. This study contributes to a better understanding of male body...Continue Reading

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Feb 27, 2019·Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD·Demet TasNuray Kanbur
Apr 25, 2019·Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD·Cláudia Ferreira, Catarina Mendes
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