Abstract
Even though muscle dysmorphia (MD) is classified as a body dysmorphic disorder, it shares similarities with eating disorders (ED). The aim of the present study was to explore similarities between men with MD, women with ED, and a control group of men with body related preoccupations, regarding self-esteem, body esteem, and personality traits.
Highlights
In today’s society, men are facing important social pressures to reach a muscular and lean body [1,2,3]
Both muscle dysmorphia (MD) and eating disorders (ED) groups had a significantly lower body self-esteem level related to appearance and weight (p < 0.05), than the control group; while there was no difference between the clinical groups (MD and ED) and the control group for the attribution subscale (p > 0.05)
Both clinical groups (MD and ED) reported higher levels of perfectionism compared to the control group, and no significant difference were found between the MD and the ED group for the perfectionism’s subscales (p > 0.05)
Summary
In today’s society, men are facing important social pressures to reach a muscular and lean body [1,2,3]. They are increasingly exposed to an ideal body (more unveiled and muscular than before) through several media [46]. In a non-clinical sample of 343 women and 157 men (mean age = 20 years), McCreary, Saucier and Courtenay [13] found out that 10% of men and 28% of women are dieting to lose weight, another 17% of men and only 1% of women adopted behaviors to gain weight and develop muscles
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