Pursuit of the Muscular Ideal: Physical and Psychological Consequences and Putative Risk Factors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2005
Keywords
Muscularity, Body image, Steroids, Risk factors, Eating disturbances
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2004.09.003
Abstract
Developing a lean muscular figure for the purposes of sports and/or appearance has become a central issue for males. Concern has been raised because the desire to develop such a body build may lead to the adoption of numerous health-threatening behaviors. Consequently, this review presents a comprehensive analysis of the physical and psychological consequences that result from the use of steroids (legal and illegal), ephedrine, and deleterious dieting strategies specific to males. Putative risk factors for these behaviors will be identified, and the clinical disorder associated with the extreme abuse of these behaviors, muscle dysmorphia, will be examined.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Clinical Psychology Review, v. 25, issue 2, p. 215-239
Scholar Commons Citation
Cafri, Guy; Thompson, Joel K.; Ricciardelli, Lina; McCabe, Marita; Smolak, Linda; and Yesalis, Charles, "Pursuit of the Muscular Ideal: Physical and Psychological Consequences and Putative Risk Factors" (2005). Psychology Faculty Publications. 2192.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/2192
