An Exploration of the Drive for Muscularity in Adolescent Boys and Girls

By Donald R. McCreary, Doris K. Sasse. Journal of American College Health, 2000

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Pharmacy

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The Peer Appearance Culture During Adolescence: Gender and Body Mass Variations (2006, background): “In these ways, muscle-building talk and appearance pressure give insight into the male appearance culture that is aligned with elements of muscularity ( McCreary and Sasse, 2000 ).”
Biceps and Body Image: The Relationship Between Muscularity and Self-Esteem, Depression, and Eating Disorder Symptoms. (2004, background): “However, few studies have demonstrated whether depression is correlated with body dissatisfaction or body image distortions in men (McCreary & Sasse, 2000; Olivardia et al., 1995).”
The relationships between body mass and body image and relative autonomy for exercise among adolescent males and females (2007, background): “…body size (e.g., Fallon & Rozin, 1985; McCabe & Ricciardelli, 2003b; McCreary, Sasse, Saucier, & Dorsch, 2004; Rolland et al., 1996) whereas young males often wish to be larger and more muscular than their current size (McCabe & Ricciardelli, 2003b; McCreary & Sasse, 2000; Pope et al., 2004).”
Ten Years of Psychological Research on Men and Masculinity in the United States: Dominant Methodological Trends (2006, methodology): “They included the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (Mahalik et al., 2003), the Multicultural Masculinity Ideology Scale (Doss & Hopkins, 1998), the Auburn Differential Masculinity Inventory (Burk, Burkhart, & Sikorski, 2004), the Drive for Muscularity Scale ( McCreary & Sasse, 2000 ), the Mac”
Television Situation Comedies: Male Weight, Negative References, and Audience Reactions (2002, background): “For example, society has expectations for ideal male body shapes (e.g., muscular, toned; Murray, Touyz, & Beumont, 1996; Petrie et al., 1996; Pope et al., 2000); males compare their bodies to idealized media and cultural images (e.g., Baron, Byrne, & Watson, 1998; Davis & Katzman, 1997; Heinberg, Th”
The Drive for Muscularity and Masculinity: Testing the Associations Among Gender-Role Traits, Behaviors, Attitudes, and Conflict. (2005, neutral): “…dimensions of the male gender role and both alcohol use and alcohol problems w re different for men and women, and McCreary and Sasse (2000) revealed that the drive for muscularity was associated with lower selfesteem and more depressive symptoms in boys but not in girls (McCreary & Sasse, 2000).”
The influence of men's self-objectification on the drive for muscularity: Self- esteem, body satisfaction and muscle dysmorphia. (2008, methodology): “The DMS is scored by obtaining the average rating of the 15 items, with higher scores indicating a greater drive for muscularity.”
Looking Good, Sounding Good: Femininity Ideology and Adolescent Girls' Mental Health (2006, background): “In addition, researchers on body image are reporting a growing trend toward boys’ and men’s body obsession (e.g., McCreary & Sasse, 2000; Olivardia, Pope, Borowiecki, & Cohane, 2004).”