APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Size Discrepancy: Actual Vs. Ideal Body Image of Men with Muscle Dysmorphia

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Clinical Science

  • Lisa Dazzell
    CUNY Lehman College
  • Frederick Grieve
    Western Kentucky University

Abstract

The study examined size discrepancies between actual and ideal body shape in men with and without Muscle Dysmorphia (MD). Participants self-reported characteristics of MD and these reports were used to determine Fat Free Mass Index and size discrepancy. Results indicate a difference in perceived actual and ideal body shape.

Psychopathology

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