Povezanost simptoma mišićne dismorfije s različitim aspektima psihosocijalne dobrobiti muškaraca mlađe odrasle dobi

master's thesis

• Title (english): Relationship between muscle dysmorphia symptoms and different aspects of psychosocial well-being among young adult men
• Author: Matija Hrvoj
• Mentor: Zrinka Greblo Jurakić (mentor)
• Committee member: Vanja Kopilaš (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lea Andreis (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Zrinka Greblo Jurakić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Temeljem sve učestalijeg prikazivanja idealnog muškog tijela koje je obilježeno jakim rukama, širokim ramenima i vitkim strukom kroz medije i društvene mreže (Jotanovic, 2022), postavlja se pitanje na koji način je to povezano s muškom slikom tijela i njihovim ponašanje. Mišićna dismorfija je vrsta tjelesne dismorfije obilježena negativnom slikom tijela i zaokupljenošću idejom da je vlastito tijelo previše mršavo i nedovoljno mišićavo (APA, 2014). Dodatno, utvrđen je rast u nezadovoljstvu svojim tijelom kod muškaraca (Mental Health Foundation, 2019). U svrhu boljeg razumijevanja fenomena mišićne dismorfije provedeno je online istraživanje u kojem je sudjelovalo 162 muškaraca rane odrasle dobi. Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrditi zastupljenost rizika razvitka mišićne dismorfije te identificirati psihosocijalne čimbenike povezane s rizikom razvitka mišićne dismorfije. Kako bi se utvrdio rizik razvitka mišićne dismorfije, korišten je Inventar mišićne dismorfije (Hildebrandt i sur., 2004), Višedimenzionalni inventar perfekcionizma u sportu je korišten za mjerenje perfekcionističkih težnji za vrijeme vježbanja (Stoeber i sur., 2007), Upitnik emocionalne kompetentnosti (UEK-15) (Takšić, 2002) za mjerenje emocionalne kompetentnosti, Skala sklonosti uspoređivanja s drugima (Ćubela Adorić i Penezić, 2004) za mjerenje sklonosti uspoređivanja s drugima te podljestvica Izgledom uvjetovanog osjećaja osobne vrijednosti (Corcker i sur., 2003) za mjerenje važnosti koju osoba pridaje vlastitom izgledom. U skladu s očekivanjima, muškarci mlađe odrasle dobi koji imaju izraženiju simptomatologiju mišićne dismorfije imaju višu razinu maladaptivnih perfekcionisitčkih težnji, skloni su pridavanju veće važnosti vlastitom tjelesnom izgledu, uspoređivanju s drugima i brojanju kalorija. Dobiveni rezultati doprinose boljem razumijevanju odrednica slike tijela muškaraca u Republici Hrvatskoj – kao i psihosocijalnih čimbenika koji su povezani s rizikom razvoja mišićne dismorfije.

Abstract (english)

With the rise in portrayal of an ideal male body, commonly associated with strong arms, wide shoulders and thin waist, through both classic and social media (Jotanovic, 2022), the question is how that affects men’s body image and behaviour. Muscle dysmorphia is a type of disorder characterised by negative body image and insecurities about appearing small and weak (APA, 2014). Contemporary research has confirmed the rise of body dissatisfaction among men (Mental Health Foundation, 2019). Accordingly, to better understand this complex phenomenon, online survey was carried out. The data obtained from 162 men was examined with the goal of identifying psychosocial factors are associated with muscle dysmorphic symptoms. Muscle dysmorphic disorder inventory was used to measure the risk of developing muscle dysmorphia (Hildebrandt et al., 2014), Multidimensional Inventory of Perfectionism in Sport (Stoeber et al., 2007) to measure perfectionism, Emotional Competency Questionnaire (Takšić, 2002) to measure emotional competency, Social Comparison Scale (Ćubela Adorić i Penezić, 2004) to measure tendency towards social comparison and Appearance subscale in Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale (Crocker et al., 2003) to measure appearance contingency of self-worth. The results showed that young adult men with higher degree of muscle dysmorphic symptomology are characterised by higher levels of maladaptive perfectionism, endorsement of appearance as contingency of self-worth, tendency for social comparison and are also more prone to count calories. With these results we have gained insight into some determinants of body image of men in Croatia as well as to concerning psychosocial factors related to higher risk for developing muscle dysmorphia.

• Keywords: slika tijela; mišićna dismorfija; negativna reakcija na nesavršenstvo; sklonost uspoređivanja s drugima
• Keywords (english): body image; muscle dysmorphia; negative reaction to imperfection; tendency for social comparison
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:103838
• Study programme: Title: Psychology (Single Major, Science Stream); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra psihologije (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-19 10:41:45