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. 2018 Nov;12(6):1901-1907.
doi: 10.1177/1557988318801634. Epub 2018 Sep 26.

How Health-Related Behaviors Predict Body-Esteem in Men

Monika Bidzan  1 , Omar Yousaf  2 , Mariusz Lipowski  3 , Małgorzata Lipowska  4
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How Health-Related Behaviors Predict Body-Esteem in Men

Monika Bidzan et al. Am J Mens Health. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

While there is a general consensus on the biological implications of health-related behaviors, there is little research on the implications of health-related behaviors on body-esteem in a nonclinical population of men. This study aimed to examine, using a multidimensional measure of health-related behaviors and controlling for body mass index (BMI), whether body-esteem in men can be predicted by health-related behaviors. Five hundred and sixty-one men between the ages of 30 and 45 years ( M = 35.42, SD = 4.41) completed the Body-Esteem Scale (BES), the Health Behaviour Inventory (HBI), and a questionnaire covering anthropometric measures including height and weight. Multiple regression analyses revealed that health-related behaviors (including positive nutrition habits, positive attitude, and healthy practices) significantly predicted body-esteem, R2adj = 0.05, F(5, 540) = 6.91, p < .001. The results are discussed in relation to healthy lifestyle promotion interventions targeting men.

Keywords: body esteem; body image; health related behaviors; men; mental health.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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