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"Train Real Hard, Brother!" Media Self-Assimilation of Masculine Ideals on Male Body Image and Physical Strength

Brown, Mitch
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1398342753

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2014, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Psychology, General.
Male body image research focuses on deleterious effects of a muscular ideal on positive self-regard following self-ideal comparisons. Imbuing oneself with the masculine ideal may buffer against effects. Media self-assimilation (MSA) may attenuate differences in responses. MSA with the ideal could instill higher self-regard and provide impetus for achieving one's ideal self with respect to the collective ideal. Study 1 analyzed men's relationships with media role models. Results were not significant for the theoretical model but provided evidence of MSA's primacy to PSR. Study 2 was a manipulation of MSA as participants wrote narratives about themselves as their favorite (or a disliked) superhero. Participants' grip strength increased following MSA, but only with a favorite superhero. Confidence in performing a physical task was augmented by MSA. Results demonstrate how embodying personal and collective ideals bolsters physical strength and confidence in ability. Narratives served as a teleological proxy by creating a coherent view of the self as part of both a personal and cultural ideal.
Jack Bauer, PhD (Committee Chair)
Matthew Montoya, PhD (Committee Member)
Erin O'Mara, PhD (Committee Member)
65 p.
Psychology; Social Psychology
male body image; narrative self-identity; Sociometer theory; grip strength; personal ideal

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  • Brown, M. (2014). "Train Real Hard, Brother!" Media Self-Assimilation of Masculine Ideals on Male Body Image and Physical Strength [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1398342753

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brown, Mitch. "Train Real Hard, Brother!" Media Self-Assimilation of Masculine Ideals on Male Body Image and Physical Strength. 2014. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1398342753.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brown, Mitch. ""Train Real Hard, Brother!" Media Self-Assimilation of Masculine Ideals on Male Body Image and Physical Strength." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1398342753

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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