Social physique anxiety, body esteem, and social anxiety in bodybuilders and self-reported anabolic steroid users

Article Abstract:

Studies on social physique anxiety (SPA), body esteem, and other related health problems in 185 anabolic-steroid (AS) using men, and non-users reveals that AS users have lower levels of SPA, and higher body strength and esteem. The studies also indicate that AS users possess higher upper body strengths and physical attractiveness than those who use other drugs. Bigamerexia does not exist in terms of dissatisfaction. A comparative study between the users of anabolic-steroids and other drugs, using various psychological indexes, is given.

Psychological aspects, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Bodybuilders

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Risk factors for anabolic steroid use in college students and the role of expectancy

Article Abstract:

Anabolic steroids are recognized as addictive and dangerous. Prevention programs for steroid abuse have been neglected by psychologists, partly due to lack of knowledge of the precipitants of abuse. Demographics, personality factors and steroid expectancies as risk factors for future steroid use, are examined. Higher steroid use is predicted by older subjects, extraversion, and identification with peers who advocate health-risk behaviors.

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Effects of negative outcome on food consumption in college women with and without troubled eating patterns

Article Abstract:

There has been speculation about the different reasons why people binge, and by assessing events leading up to a binge, it may be possible to determine what leads to a bing-eating episode. Increased food consumption and mood following failure experience has been examined, and the results indicate that eating-disordered women consume more cookies after a failure experience, and that food consumption enhances their self-reported mood.

Eating disorders

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