Body image : investigating body image satisfaction, self-esteen and eating behaviour among a samlpe of male students at the University of the Western Cape
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Date
2010
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UWC
Abstract
Body image has mainly been conducted to be a female concern, as studies have shown females to be more dissatisfied with their bodies than males. However, there is a growing interest in male body image research suggesting that there may be dissatisfaction with body shape among males. The literature on body dissatisfaction indicates that factors that have influenced females are evident in male body dissatisfaction as well. Such factors include self-esteem, which describes the worth an individual places on him or herself as well as the effects of negative eating behaviors, which describes the extreme measures an individual will adopt to achieve the
unattainable ideal that he or she is exposed to through society and ultimately through one's environment. Therefore, much like females research has shown that an increase in body dissatisfaction has also led to a decrease in the worth males place on themselves.
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Magister Artium - MA
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psychology, body image, dissatisfaction, gender