Summit
2024 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2024
Negative Life Events Predicted Drive for Muscularity in Men: An Examination into the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis
- 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.
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