Self-objectification and muscle dysmorphia among African males : self-esteem and Afrocentric identification as mediators

Malepe, Mahlatse

dc.contributor.advisor	Mashegoane, S.
dc.contributor.author	Malepe, Mahlatse
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-21T07:09:55Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-21T07:09:55Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4790
dc.description	Thesis (M. A. (Research Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Body image concerns have been a worldwide issue in females and recently there is rising literature on male body dissatisfaction and self-objectification. The present study used a quantitative method to explore the possible mediator role of self esteem and ethnic identity in the relationship between self-objectification and muscle dysmorphia. A purposive sample (N = 348) of male undergraduates at the University of Limpopo was used and data was collected using a structured and composite questionnaire within a correlation research design. Correlation analysis found a statistically significant relationship between self-objectification and muscle dysmorphia (p < .05), but there was no relationship between ethnic identification and muscle dysmorphia (p >. 05). Mediational analysis showed that self-esteem does mediate the association between self-objectification and muscle dysmorphia	en_US
dc.format.extent	62 leaves	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.requires	PDF	en_US
dc.subject	Self-objectification	en_US
dc.subject	Muscle dysmorphia	en_US
dc.subject	Self-esteem	en_US
dc.subject	Africentric identification	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Muscle dysmorphia	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Body image in men	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Objectification (Social psychology)	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Self-esteem in men	en_US
dc.title	Self-objectification and muscle dysmorphia among African males : self-esteem and Afrocentric identification as mediators	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US