Prevalence and correlates of muscle dysmorphia in a sample of boys and men in Canada and the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Muscle dysmorphia is a significant mental health condition that has been under-researched in epidemiological, community-based studies. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the prevalence and correlates of probable muscle dysmorphia among a sample of Canadian (n = 784) and American (n = 563) boys and men ages 15-35 years.

Methods

The sample comprised 1,488 boys and men who completed a variety of measures and items to capture sociodemographic characteristics and muscle dysmorphia symptoms. Diagnostic criteria were applied to identify probable muscle dysmorphia among the sample. Unadjusted (e.g., chi-square tests, independent samples t-tests) and adjusted (e.g., logistic regression) analyses were used to determine the sociodemographic factors (e.g., age, body mass

SUBMITTER: Ganson KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11916914 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature