This study examined body dissatisfaction in a racially/ethnically diverse sample of YMSM ages 18-19 in New York City. Using cross-sectional data from the baseline visit of a longitudinal cohort study of YMSM (N = 591), body dissatisfaction was assessed using the Male Body Attitudes Scale. Three outcomes were modeled using linear regression: (1) overall body dissatisfaction, (2) muscularity dissatisfaction, and (3) body fat dissatisfaction. Covariates in the models included race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, BMI, gay community affiliation, and internalized homonegativity.
- White YMSM experienced greater body dissatisfaction across the three models.
- Internalized homonegativity was a statistically significant predictor of dissatisfaction across the three models, though its association with body dissatisfaction was relatively small.
The findings point to future avenues of research, particularly qualitative research to explore demographic and cultural nuances in body attitudes among YMSM.
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By: Siconolfi DE1, Kapadia F2,3, Moeller RW4, Eddy JA2, Kupprat SA2, Kingdon MJ2, Halkitis PN5,6,7.
- 1Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- 2Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
- 3NYU Global Institute of Public Heath, 41 East 11th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
- 4Department of Psychology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, USA.
- 5Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- 6NYU Global Institute of Public Heath, 41 East 11th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10003, USA
- 7Langone School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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