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Psychological Factors as Predictors of Sports Injuries in Weight Trainers: A 9-Month Prospective Cohort Study

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Background: Weight training contributes significantly to physical fitness but carries a high injury risk. Key contributors include high training frequency, insufficient recovery, and training through fatigue—often influenced by psychological factors such
Aynollah Naderi PhD, Mohammad Hossein Rezvani PhD, Somayeh Sheikhmollahi MSc, Luis Calmeiro PhD, Ross Wadey PhD   +4 more
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From Obesity to Bigorexia: A Clinical Case Report

Acta Médica Portuguesa
Body image is a multidimensional construct about one’s appearance. Social and media factors contribute to dissatisfaction and are associated with mental health disorders.
Inês Eiras, Maria Inês Sousa, Ana Bandeira Santos, Filipe Oliveira, Paula Fonseca   +4 more
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Body image perceptions of adolescent males [PDF]

, 2008
Includes bibliographical ...
Wagner, Ryan R.
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Self-objectification and commentary on physical appearance predict exercise dependence in young Chinese males: a study from a cognitive-behavioral perspective

Frontiers in Psychology
Exercise dependence has emerged as a growing concern in China alongside the rapid expansion of fitness culture, yet little is known about its psychological mechanisms in men.
Ling Su, WenChi Zou, RongHai Su, MaoChou Hsu, YiLin Gu, SiYu Chen   +5 more
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Drive for muscularity behaviors in male bodybuilders: a trans-contextual model of motivation

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2019
Background The drive for muscularity behaviors are very common in male athletes, especially in male bodybuilders. Studies have related drive for muscularity behaviors to body dissatisfaction, eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia.
Lisa Chaba, Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville, Vanessa Lentillon-Kaestner, Stéphanie Scoffier-Mériaux   +3 more
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Objective Measures and Insight Assessments of Muscle Dysmorphia [PDF]

, 2014
Muscle dysmorphia is a relatively new psychological disorder primarily affecting males who engage in weightlifting or bodybuilding. Individuals with this disorder are obsessed with the idea that their body is not sufficiently lean or muscular when ...
Lowe, Austin Blake
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Efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing muscle dysmorphia symptoms among Turkish gym goers: A pilot study

Acta Psychologica
Muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a disorder marked by an obsessive focus on muscularity, often leading to excessive exercise, rigid dieting, and use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
Metin Çınaroğlu, Eda Yılmazer, Selami Varol Ülker, Esra Noyan Ahlatcıoğlu, Gökben Hızlı Sayar   +4 more
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Body Image and Muscle Dysmorphia in Competitive Weightlifters: Relationships Across Variables

Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi
The aim of this study was to determine the levels of Body Image (BI) and Muscle Dysmorphia (MD) among weightlifters and to examine whether these variables differ according to selected demographic and sport-related characteristics.
Bekir Tokay
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SARCOMANIA

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Sarcomania can be defined as “an excessive preoccupation with muscle morphology, function and/or strength exhibited by lay persons, their care givers and/or health care professionals.” Sarcomania occurs in younger adults, mostly men, who are fond of ...
Sanjay Kalra, Sourabh Sharma, Amandeep Singh, Nitin Kapoor   +3 more
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The Drive for Muscle Leanness: A Complex Case with Features of Muscle Dysmorphia and Eating Disorder not Otherwise Specified

, 2006
Muscle dysmorphia has been described as a subtype of body dysmorphic disorder in which an individual experiences severe body image disturbance related to muscularity.
Cafri, Guy, Thompson, Joel K., Blevins, N.   +2 more
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