Table 6. Correlations of Involvement with the gay community with body image disturbance facets, eating disorder pathology and body dysmorphic disorder pathology.
Variable | Involvement with the gay community scale (IGCS) | |
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Gay men (n = 112) | ||
ρ | p | |
Perceptual body image disturbance | ||
BIG-O–Discrepancy current—ideal body fat | -.007 | .938 |
BIG-O–Discrepancy current—ideal muscularity | -.073 | .444 |
Cognitive-affective body image disturbance | ||
BAS | .005 | .960 |
DLS | .070 | .464 |
DMS–cognitions | -.112 | .242 |
DTS | .045 | .637 |
Behavioral body image disturbance | ||
BICSI–appearance fixing | .001 | .989 |
BISCI–avoidance | -.033 | .726 |
GNBCQ | .070 | .466 |
DMS–behavior | .053 | .578 |
Overall body image disturbance | ||
BIDQ | .005 | .957 |
Eating disorder pathology | ||
EDE-Q total score | .079 | .409 |
EDE-Q–restraint | .057 | .554 |
EDE-Q–eating concern | .004 | .969 |
EDE-Q–weight concern | .040 | .679 |
EDE-Q–shape concern | .084 | .378 |
Body dysmorphic disorder pathology | ||
DCQ | .006 | .954 |
Note. BIG-O = Bodybuilder Image Grid-Original; BICSI = Body Image Coping Strategies Inventory; BIDQ = Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire; DLS = Drive for Leanness Scale; DMS = Drive for Muscularity Scale; DTS = Drive for Thinness Scale; EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire; GNBCQ = Gender-Neutral Body Checking Questionnaire; EDS = The Everyday Discrimination Scale.