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Title: | Body-related attentional bias among men with high and low muscularity dissatisfaction |
Author: | Porras-García, Bruno Exposito-Sanz, Erik Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García) Castillero Mimenza, Oscar Gutiérrez Maldonado, José |
Keywords: | Imatge corporal Homes Músculs Realitat virtual Body image Men Muscles Virtual reality |
Issue Date: | 4-Jun-2020 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Abstract: | Previous studies have found gender differences in body-related attentional bias (AB), with women showing AB towards weight-related body parts. However, few studies have assessed the relationship between body-related AB and muscularity dissatisfaction (MD) in men. This study aimed to assess the presence of muscle-related AB in men, using a combination of a virtual reality (VR) embodiment-based technique and eye-tracking (ET) technology. Twenty men with high MD and 20 with low MD, owned a virtual avatar that had the same silhouette and body mass index as the participant. To analyze the gaze data, muscle-related areas of interest (M-AOIs) and nonmuscle-related areas of interest (NM-AOIs) were defined. The complete fixation time and the number of fixations on each AOI were recorded. Mixed between (group)-within (AOI_condition) analyses of variance showed a statistically significant interaction between group and time (p < 0.05) in both AB measures. Follow-up analyses revealed an AB towards M-AOIs only in men with high MD. Overall, men with high MD spent more time looking and displayed a higher number of fixations on M-AOIs, specifically the chest and shoulders, compared to men with low MD. This study provides new information about the relationship between MD and body-related AB in men. Combining VR with ET technologies presents interesting opportunities in the study of body image in men. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061736 |
It is part of: | Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020, vol. 9, num. 6, p. 1736 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/173902 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061736 |
ISSN: | 2077-0383 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia) |
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