Media internalization and conformity to traditional masculine norms in relation to body image concerns among men De Jesus, Arthur Y., Ricciardelli, Lina A., Frisén, Ann, Smolak, Linda, Yager, Zali, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew, Diedrichs, Phillippa C, Franko, Debra and Gattario, Kristina H. 2015, Media internalization and conformity to traditional masculine norms in relation to body image concerns among men, Eating behaviors, vol. 18, pp. 137-142, doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.04.004. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Media internalization and conformity to traditional masculine norms in relation to body image concerns among men Author(s) De Jesus, Arthur Y. Ricciardelli, Lina A. orcid.org/0000-0002-7038-7410 Frisén, Ann Smolak, Linda Yager, Zali Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew orcid.org/0000-0003-1145-6057 Diedrichs, Phillippa C Franko, Debra Gattario, Kristina H. Journal name Eating behaviors Volume number 18 Start page 137 End page 142 Total pages 6 Publisher Elsevier Place of publication Amsterdam, The Netherlands Publication date 2015-08 ISSN 1873-7358 Keyword(s) Leanness Male Masculine norms Media internalization Muscularity Thinness Summary Previous studies have separately examined conformity to masculine norms and internalization of body ideals in the media in relation to the drive for muscularity (DM). This study was designed to examine these factors together in relation to DM, and further examine how they may differ in relation to drive for thinness (DT) and drive for leanness (DL). Participants were 284 Australian males between ages 18 and 42. They completed validated measures that assessed DM, DT, DL, male gender role norms, and internalization of body ideals. The findings showed that internalization of body ideals mediated the relationship between masculine role norms and body image in the case of both DM and DL. However, masculine norms and internalization were independent predictors of DT. Our findings contribute to further understanding of the roles that the media and masculine norms have in shaping men's drive for muscularity, leanness, and thinness. Longitudinal research is needed to confirm the nature and direction of these relationships. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.04.004 Field of Research 1701 Psychology 1699 Other Studies in Human Society 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30074109 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 02 Jul 2015, 08:55:49 EST Fri, 03 Jul 2015, 05:00:25 EST Fri, 03 Jul 2015, 11:56:56 EST Wed, 14 Oct 2015, 14:28:29 EST Thu, 12 Nov 2015, 05:15:48 EST Fri, 01 Jul 2016, 15:24:06 EST Tue, 05 Jul 2016, 10:12:01 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 34 times in TR Web of Science Cited 36 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 540 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 02 Jul 2015, 08:55:49 EST