Exploring the Relationships Between Body Image, Sexual Well-Being, and Community Connectedness among Gay, Bisexual and Queer plus Men

被引:1
作者
Bajada, Joshua Earl Co [1 ]
Grey, Wesley [2 ]
Ciaffoni, Stefano [3 ]
Hinton, Jordan D. X. [1 ,4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Australian Catholic Univ, Sch Behav & Hlth Sci, Sydney, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Sch Psychol Sci, Melbourne, Australia
[3] Univ Bologna, Dept Psychol, Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna, Italy
[4] La Trobe Univ, Australian Res Ctr Sex Hlth & Soc, Bundoora, Australia
[5] NR6 La Trobe Univ, Australian Res Ctr Sex Hlth & Soc ARCSHS, Melbourne Campus, Bundoora, Vic 3086, Australia
关键词
MINORITY MEN; WEIGHT; HEALTH; MEDIA; DISSATISFACTION; SATISFACTION; ORIENTATION; MUSCULARITY; DYSFUNCTION; DISTURBANCE;
D O I
10.1080/00224499.2024.2360599
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Sexual minority (SM) men are more likely than heterosexual men to experience body dissatisfaction due to prevailing body ideals (e.g. lean and muscular) within the SM community. Negative body image can have harmful effects on well-being, and, by extension, sexual well-being. The current study aimed to investigate whether SM men's minority identification and LGBTQ+ community connectedness moderates the relationship between drives for muscularity and sexual anxiety. To address this aim, 298 Australian-residing SM men completed an online survey that examined drive for muscularity, sexual anxiety, and connectedness or identification with the LGBTQ+ and SM-specific communities. As hypothesized, the results showed a positive relationship between drive for muscularity and sexual anxiety. Additionally, LGBTQ+ community connectedness, but importantly not SM identification, was found to moderate this relationship, showing a positive association only when connection was at low or average levels. These results highlight the beneficial effects that LGBTQ+ community connection can have for SM men, such as protecting them against the harmful impacts of poor body image on sexual well-being. These results also provide preliminary insights into the need to expand the understandings of bodily diversity, and diversity of sexual well-being experiences, among SM men less connected to the broader LGBTQ+ community.
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