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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"muscularity"”.
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Beyond The Muscles: Exploring the Meaning and Role of Muscularity in Identity
Muscularity is an ever-growing concern and desire for both men and women in modern society. When we think of muscular desires we are instantly drawn to images of large, lean, attractive physiques. A want for a muscular physique, however, is potentially more complex and may be interpreted and …
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The Development of Body Image in Young Children: The Role of Muscularity and Adiposity
… to challenge existing assumptions around weight, muscularity, and body satisfaction in children. In addition, this novel research focused on young children’s body dissatisfaction, particularly young boys (aged 4-11 years). Traditional measures of body satisfaction are limited and do not …
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The Development of Body Image in Young Children: The Role of Muscularity and Adiposity
… to challenge existing assumptions around weight, muscularity, and body satisfaction in children. In addition, this novel research focused on young children’s body dissatisfaction, particularly young boys (aged 4-11 years). Traditional measures of body satisfaction are limited and do not …
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The Influence of Muscle Strength, Muscularity and Intramuscular Occlusion on Submaximal Static Muscle Endurance
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T01:12:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7511784.pdf: 5061098 bytes, checksum: c096637b4f23db380fe017a3737474e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1974
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Sexual Objectification and Gender Role Conflict as Predictors of Drive for Muscularity: A Test and Extension of Objectification Theory
… experiences were predictive of drive for muscularity through a series of direct and indirect relationships including internalization of cultural standards of appearance, selfobjectification, body surveillance, and body shame. However, results also suggested that the internalization process …
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The Effects of Exposure to Images of the Male Muscular Ideal on Body Image and Muscularity Concerns in Men
… Cooper, Taylor, Cooper & Fairbum, 1987) and muscularity concerns (Swansea Muscularity Attitudes Questionnaire; Edwards & Launder, 2000) were taken pre and post-exposure to determine what changes may result from exposure.</p><p>Men responded to images of bodybuilders with increased drive for …
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Perceptions of Weight Status: The Effects of Target Features (Fat/Muscularity Level, Gender, Ethnicity) and Rater Features (Ethnicity and Gender)
… male and female figures of varying levels of muscularity and adiposity. The race of the figures was also varied. Each figure was presented once in each racial category (Caucasian, Hispanic, and African American). Participants then filled out questionnaires assessing potential covariates: trait …
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The Negative Effects of Media Advertisements on Men's Body Satisfaction
… vs. post-test) x 2 (above average participant muscularity vs. below average participant muscularity) mixed Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine if there were any interactions or main effects. There were no three-way interactions found. One 2-way interaction was found between time and type …
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Facets of Narcissism in Relation to Muscle Dysmorphia and Eating Disorder Symptomotology
… between muscle dysmorphia, drive for muscularity, and disordered eating behaviors in relation to personality characteristics, particularly narcissism, has yielded interesting, though often conflictual, results. The current study attempts to further explore these relationships through …
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The Impact of Environmental Variability on Perceptions of Parental Ability From Bodily Cues
… for women (i.e., breast size) and men (i.e., muscularity). I further considered how salience of resource scarcity might heighten perceptions of a potential mate as an effective parent when possessing features that connote underlying resource availability (e.g., body fat). Participants were …
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Effect of Attention Retraining on Pathological Eating Behaviors and Body Dissatisfaction
… in male body dissatisfaction is drive for muscularity. With approximately 70% of college women and 45% of college men experiencing body dissatisfaction, it is important to identify its potential etiological and maintaining risk factors. One such mechanism may be the construct of attentional …
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An Examination of the Role of Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Features in Muscle Dysmorphia Symptomatology
… of such MD symptomatology as drive for muscularity, social physique anxiety, and negative body attitude (self). This model was based upon previous research that has linked trait anxiety and obsessive-compulsive features to eating disorders (ED). In this model, it was predicted that trait …
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The Interrelationships of Fitness Characteristics in Division 1 Athletes
… jump height, shortdistance sprinting ability, muscularity, and body fat percentage. These variables have been shown in previous research to independently affect athletic performance outcomes, but their relationships to one another are less clear. Eighty Division I athletes from 4 sports were …
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The Effects of Exposure to Slender and Muscular Images on Male Body Dissatisfaction
… Drive for leanness and drive for muscularity were examined as moderators for each condition. Participants were 95 male undergraduates who provided demographic information and completed measures assessing body dissatisfaction, the drive for muscularity, the drive for leanness, …
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Breaking the Muscular Mold: The Application of Homophily, Credibility, and Physical Attractiveness within Attitude and Perceived Behavioral Control towards Weight Lifting
… particular, presents an interesting issue where muscularity is an indicator of expertise and credibility, however, for female bodybuilders a muscular physique may diminish her perceived attractiveness and diminish such evaluations. Drawing on the Theory of Planned Behavior, this study examines …
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Objective Measures and Insight Assessments of Muscle Dysmorphia
… steroid use, structured diets) to increase muscularity. As obtaining and maintaining a muscular physique is so important to his or her self-worth, an individual may have little insight to how their behaviors are affecting their social and occupational lives and are reluctant to seek out …
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A kinanthropometric analysis of accurate and inaccurate kickers: Implications for kicking accuracy in Australian football
… examining kinanthropometric, strength and muscularity profiles of accurate and inaccurate kickers in Australian Football using a series of research studies. In particular, studies one and two established valid and reliable measurement protocols, while studies three, four and five quantified …
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An Examination of Body Dissatisfaction and Media Exposure
… from their ideal body shape, in terms of both muscularity and fat level, than men who read fewer magazines that focus on muscle building. The second hypothesis stated that men with greater exposure to muscle magazines would indicate higher levels of body dissatisfaction than men who read fewer …
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Body composition, lung function, blood pressure, and muscular strength: a comparative study
… measures with total and segmental adiposity and muscularity; to investigate variations of blood pressure across body composition phenotypes; to explore the interaction effect of fatness and leanness on lung function, and to evaluate bidirectional association of lung function and blood pressure. …
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Interaction between body talk in romantic relationships and body dissatisfaction on unhealthy body change behaviors
… to interact only with body dissatisfaction with muscularity, suggesting that many of the relationships might not be fundamentally different for men and women.</p>
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