Grade Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Psychology
Minor
Clinical and Community Behavioral Health
2nd Grade Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
2nd Student Major
Psychology
2nd Student Minor
Clinical and Community Behavioral Health
Institution
Western Kentucky University
Faculty Advisor/ Mentor
Dt. Fredrick Grieve
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Muscle dysmorphia is a subcategory of body dysmorphia. There is an extreme desire to gain body mass, and this is characterized by many psychological and behavioral symptoms. Previous research has found that mirror checking is a symptom of muscle dysmorphia. The purpose of this study is to continue the investigation into mirror checking as a diagnostic symptom of muscle dysmorphia. Our hypothesis is that participants who score higher on a scale of muscle dysmorphia will spend more time looking in a mirror than those who score low on the scale of muscle dysmorphia. Participants were males enrolled in psychology courses at Western Kentucky University. Participants were placed in front of a mirror and completed three questionnaires regarding levels of muscle dysmorphia, as well as completed one distractor task. The session was recorded in order to code mirror checking behavior. With our findings, we hope to determine the relation between mirror checks and presence of muscle dysmorphia in participants. Data collection is still ongoing and is projected to be finished by December.
Included in
Mirror Mirror: A Look into Muscle Dysmorphia
Muscle dysmorphia is a subcategory of body dysmorphia. There is an extreme desire to gain body mass, and this is characterized by many psychological and behavioral symptoms. Previous research has found that mirror checking is a symptom of muscle dysmorphia. The purpose of this study is to continue the investigation into mirror checking as a diagnostic symptom of muscle dysmorphia. Our hypothesis is that participants who score higher on a scale of muscle dysmorphia will spend more time looking in a mirror than those who score low on the scale of muscle dysmorphia. Participants were males enrolled in psychology courses at Western Kentucky University. Participants were placed in front of a mirror and completed three questionnaires regarding levels of muscle dysmorphia, as well as completed one distractor task. The session was recorded in order to code mirror checking behavior. With our findings, we hope to determine the relation between mirror checks and presence of muscle dysmorphia in participants. Data collection is still ongoing and is projected to be finished by December.