Journal
BODY IMAGE
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 653-656Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.07.007
Keywords
Drive for muscularity; Social dominance orientation; Male body image; Socio-political attitudes
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The present study tested the hypothesis that men's drive for muscularity would be associated with their valuation of domination, power, status, and aggression over others. A community sample of 359 men from London, UK, completed measures of drive for muscularity, social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism, trait aggression, and need for power, as well as their demographic details. Bivariate correlations showed that greater drive for muscularity was significantly correlated with most of the measures and their subscales. However, in a multiple regression analysis, the only significant predictor of drive for muscularity was support for group-based dominance hierarchies (Adj. R-2 =.17). These results suggest that men's drive for muscularity is associated with a socio-political ideology that favours social dominance. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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