Table 3.

Eating Disorder and Disordered Eating Behavior Risk Factors in Male Bisexual Adults and Adolescents

Risk Factors	Eating Disorders	Disordered Eating Behaviors
	Adults	Adults	Adolescents
Sexual Orientation	Attending a gay recreational group Ambivalence toward sexual orientation Concern about the perception of others regarding sexual orientation Gay community involvement Sexual objectification experiences Pornography viewing Antibisexual discrimination Internalized biphobia Sexual objectification experiences	Discrimination Concealment of sexual orientation Rumination Internalized biphobia Internalized binegativity Gay community identification (thinner men) Sexual objectification experiences
Relationship Dynamic	Social media use	Being single Lower relationship satisfaction	Cyberbullying Lack of support from adults
Body Image	Maladaptive social comparison Drive for muscularity Exercise frequency Internalization of cultural standards of attractiveness Body surveillance Steroid use Upward appearance-based social comparisons Body image dissatisfaction Higher BMI	Awareness of sociocultural norms regarding weight Implicit and explicit attitudes regarding weight External motivation for working out Engaging in behaviors to increase muscle mass Pressure to diet Internalization of sociocultural standards of attractiveness Body surveillance Body image dissatisfaction Higher BMI	Lack of physical activity Body image dissatisfaction Higher BMI
Intrapsychic Functioning	Low self-esteem	Susceptibility to social messages Low self-esteem Reduced self-awareness
Demographic	Latino/Hispanic or black ethnicity	Caucasian ethnicity Older age	Older age
Mental Health	Anxiety Substance use disorder Specific phobia Any psychiatric disorder History of childhood sexual abuse	History of childhood sexual abuse Depression
Gender Attitude	Gender role orientation Recalled childhood harassment for gender nonconformity Conformity to masculine norms