Body image concerns related to weight or other dimensions of appearance are now
prevalent on a global scale. This paper reviews the theoretical frameworks that account for …

Body dissatisfaction, dieting, eating disorders and exercise disorders are prevalent among
male and female university students worldwide. Male students are also increasingly …

Acceptance and mindfulness components are increasingly incorporated into treatment for
eating disorders with promising results. The development of measures of proposed change …

Background The perception that eating disorders occur predominantly in young white upper-
class women has been challenged. This study examined temporal differences to the …

Failure to achieve a lean and muscular build, a prominent characteristic of masculinity for
many men, may lead to body dissatisfaction. In four studies the authors used silhouette …

This study examined whether objectification theory is useful for understanding gender, body
mass, and ethnic differences in body satisfaction among 2,206 US undergraduates who …

Objectives To understand how young men recognise eating disorder (ED) symptoms and
decide to seek help, and to examine their experiences of initial contacts with primary care …

In a revised, updated, and considerably expanded new edition of Sport, Theory and Social
Problems, authors Eric Anderson and Adam White examine how the structure and culture of …

We drew on Foucault's notion of 'practices of the self'to examine how young people take up,
negotiate, and resist the imperatives of a public health discourse concerned with the …

Male athletes have been hypothesized to be at increased risk for disordered eating attitudes
and behaviors due to unique pressures in the sport environment. In this study, 203 male …