Summit

2024 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2024

Negative Life Events Predicted Drive for Muscularity in Men: An Examination into the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis

Virtual · October 2024

Posters · Clinical Science

  • Evan Pagtalunan
    West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
  • Qinghao Ma
    Herricks High School
  • Mun Yee Kwan
    Hofstra University

Abstract

We explored the stress-buffering hypothesis to explain the relationship between negative life events, social support, and drive for muscularity among adult men (n = 562). While social support was not a significant moderator, negative life events significantly and positively predicted drive for muscularity.

Stress

← Poster Session - Holding