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Drive for Muscularity, Disordered Eating Behaviors, and Social Physique Anxiety in Individuals Engaged in Fitness

Fitness Yapan Bireylerde Kaslı Olma Dürtüsü, Yeme Davranış Bozuklukları ve Sosyal Fizik Kaygı

Sema Arslan Kabasakal(YALOVA UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-4552-9640
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1–13
Publication Date
2025-03-28
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The study findings revealed a statistically significant positive and moderate correlation between the participants' MOES, DMS and SPAI scores (p<0.05).

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Objective & Hypothesis:Nowadays, the idealization of muscular appearance causes differences in individuals' body perception and eating behaviors and increases social pressures.The objective of this study was to examine the relationships and mutual effects between the drive to be muscular, eating behaviour disorders and social physique anxiety levels in individuals engaged in fitness activities.
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Key Findings & Data:The study included 304 participants with an average age of 23.33 ± 5.50 years who had been engaged in regular fitness activities for a minimum of one year.
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Conclusion & Impact:The study findings revealed a statistically significant positive and moderate correlation between the participants' MOES, DMS and SPAI scores (p<0.05).
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⚙️Variables:Fitness · Kaslı Olma Dürtüsü · Kaslılık Odaklı Yeme

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Nowadays, the idealization of muscular appearance causes differences in individuals' body perception and eating behaviors and increases social pressures.The objective of this study was to examine the relationships and mutual effects between the drive to be muscular, eating behaviour disorders and social physique anxiety levels in individuals engaged in fitness activities. The study included 304 participants with an average age of 23.33 ± 5.50 years who had been engaged in regular fitness activities for a minimum of one year. The participants were requested to complete the Muscularity-Oriented Eating Scale (MOES), the ORTO-15 test, the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS), and the Social Physique Anxiety Inventory (SPAI). The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, skewness and kurtosis values, Pearson correlation analysis, and Multiple linear regression analysis. The study findings revealed a statistically significant positive and moderate correlation between the participants' MOES, DMS and SPAI scores (p<0.05). No relationship was identified between the ORTO-15 test score and the scores of the other scales (p>0.05). It was established that the desire for muscularity and muscularity-oriented eating were robust predictors of one another, and that social physique anxiety also exhibited a predictive relationship with these two variables. This suggests that the drive for muscularity, eating habits, and concerns about physical appearance among those participating in fitness activities influenced each other. Conversely, the absence of a notable correlation between the ORTO-15 test and the other scales suggests that orthorectic tendencies are not directly associated with the variables examined in this study.

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Günümüzde kaslı görünümün ideal hale gelmesi, bireylerin beden algıları ve yeme davranışlarında farklılıklara yol açmakta ve sosyal baskıları artırmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, fitness yapan bireylerde kaslı olma dürtüsü, yeme davranış bozuklukları ve sosyal fizik kaygı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkilerin ve karşılıklı etkilerin incelenmesidir. Çalışma kapsamında yaş ortalaması 23,33±5,50 olan düzenli olarak en az bir yıldır fitness yapmayı sürdüren 304 katılımcı ele alınmıştır. Katılımcılara katılımcılara Kaslılık Odaklı Yeme Ölçeği (KOYÖ), ORTO-15 testi, Kaslı Olma Dürtüsü Ölçeği (KODÖ), Sosyal Fizik Kaygı Ölçeği (SFKÖ) doldurtulmuştur. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, çarpıklık, basıklık değerleri, Pearson Korelasyon Analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma bulguları kapsamında katılımcıların KOYÖ, KODÖ ve SFKÖ puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde pozitif ve orta düzeyde bir ilişkiye rastlanmıştır (p<0,05). ORTO-15 test puanı ile diğer ölçek puanları arasında bir ilişki bulunamamıştır (p>0,05). Kaslı olma dürtüsü ile kaslılık odaklı yemenin birbirinin güçlü yordayıcıları olduğu, sosyal fizik kaygının da bu iki değişkenle yordayıcılık ilişki bulunduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak katılımcıların kaslılık odaklı yeme, kaslı olma dürtüsü ve sosyal fizik kaygı düzeylerinin birbiri etkiledikleri belirlenmiştir. Bu durum, fitness yapan bireylerde kaslılık arzusunun hem yeme davranışlarının ve fiziksel görünümleriyle ilgili kaygı düzeylerini birbirini etkileyebileceğini göstermektedir. Buna karşın, ORTO-15 testi ile diğer ölçekler arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmaması ortorektik eğilimlerin bu çalışmada incelenen diğer değişkenlerle doğrudan ilişkisi olmadığını göstermektedir.

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Kabasakal, S. A. (2025). Drive for Muscularity, Disordered Eating Behaviors, and Social Physique Anxiety in Individuals Engaged in Fitness. Akdeniz Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1574225

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