Athletes and Body Image

Interviews with Gay Sportsmen

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12733293
AutoresShaun M Filiault (University of South Australia, autor de correspondencia), Murray Drummond (0000-0002-2321-6803, University of South Australia)
Año2008
Volumen5
Número4
Páginas311-333
Fecha de publicación2008-11-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Research in Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1478-0887 • E-ISSN: 1478-0895
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14780880802070575
OpenAlexW1995237801
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas55

Research has shown gay men often express body image dissatisfaction, desiring both a thin, yet muscular body. However, the prior research record on gay men's bodies has considered gay men to be a homogenous group with no interacting social identities beyond homosexuality. Stemming from a social identity theory standpoint, the present study engaged in phenomenological interviews with three openly gay tennis players to examine body perceptions in that population. Themes expressed included descriptions of the natural male body, the body beautiful in the gay community, and the potential for gay men in sport. Themes are connected to social identity and hegemony theory, and implications for future research are discussed

Aesthetics · Athletes · Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Homosexuality · Identity (music · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Lesbian · Masculinity · Perception · Politics · Population · Qualitative research · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society