Scott Griffiths
Biographic Data
| ID | 6060755 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Griffiths |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Griffiths |
| SIGNATURE | GRIFFITHS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hierarchies Within Hierarchies
Body image discourse has historically excluded the experiences of men and gender diverse People of Colour who have sex with men (MPCSM). Across 805 Grindr users, we examined associations between race/ethnicity, skin tone, and body image variables for men and gender diverse people who have sex with men (MPSM). We found that MPCSM reported experiencing greater skin tone surveillance than White participants, but that other body image variables did n…
Bears resist hegemonic sexual desirability through spectacle
Hegemonic forms of sexual desirability marginalize some men who have sex with men as sexually undesirable.One exampleisbears,asubcultureofmenwhohavesexwithmenwhoarefatter,hairier,andolderthanthegaymainstream.In a cultural context where the lean, muscular, and young male body predominates as the ideal, bears are pushed to the sidelines.Yet bears resist their normative desexualizationbyperformatively centering the fat male body as an object of sexu…
How Do Men Who Have Sex with Men Define Sexual Desirability
We investigated how men who have sex with men define sexual desirability. Sexual desire occurs in response to sexually relevant (i.e. desirable) stimuli, yet what attributes constitute sexually desirability, and why some and not others are seen as sexually desirable, remains unclear. We interviewed 24 men who have sex with men living in Australia (aged 21 to 64) between May and July 2023. We analyzed how interviewees defined sexual desirability u…
Eating Disorder Behaviours and Substance Use in Women Attending Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Study protocol for Goodform - a classroom-based intervention to enhance body image and prevent doping and supplement use in adolescent boys
This trial was retrospectively registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry on May 14th 2019, registration number ACTRN12619000725167
The enigma of male eating disorders
Dysmorphic Appearance Concern and Hazardous Alcohol Use in University Students
ObjectiveA paucity of research has examined the link between body image concerns and alcohol use in university students. Individuals with elevated body image concerns may use alcohol due to the endorsement of expectancies that alcohol will reduce discomfort deriving from appearance concerns. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the how the link between body image concerns (i.e., dysmorphic appearance concerns) and hazardous alcohol use…
Anabolic Steroid Misuse Among US Adolescent Boys
Objectives. To examine the prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse among US adolescent boys as a function of sexual orientation and race/ethnicity. Methods. We analyzed boys from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 6248; mean age = 16), a representative sample of US high school students. Lifetime prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse was dichotomized as never versus 1 or more times. Results. Sexual minority boys reported elevated misuse compar…
Look Up in the Sky
The Real Life Superhero (RLSH) subculture is a growing global community of individuals who adopt the superhero motif and are motivated by prosocial goals. Although the community has been the focus of documentaries, news articles and numerous internet forums, little academic research has been conducted on the composition of this subculture. Through the use of an online survey, socio-demographic information about this community was collected. This …
Anabolic Steroid Misuse Among US Adolescent Boys
Objectives. To examine the prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse among US adolescent boys as a function of sexual orientation and race/ethnicity. Methods. We analyzed boys from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 6248; mean age = 16), a representative sample of US high school students. Lifetime prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse was dichotomized as never versus 1 or more times. Results. Sexual minority boys reported elevated misuse compar…
Dysmorphic Appearance Concern and Hazardous Alcohol Use in University Students
ObjectiveA paucity of research has examined the link between body image concerns and alcohol use in university students. Individuals with elevated body image concerns may use alcohol due to the endorsement of expectancies that alcohol will reduce discomfort deriving from appearance concerns. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the how the link between body image concerns (i.e., dysmorphic appearance concerns) and hazardous alcohol use…
Look Up in the Sky
The Real Life Superhero (RLSH) subculture is a growing global community of individuals who adopt the superhero motif and are motivated by prosocial goals. Although the community has been the focus of documentaries, news articles and numerous internet forums, little academic research has been conducted on the composition of this subculture. Through the use of an online survey, socio-demographic information about this community was collected. This …
The enigma of male eating disorders
Dysmorphic Appearance Concern and Hazardous Alcohol Use in University Students
ObjectiveA paucity of research has examined the link between body image concerns and alcohol use in university students. Individuals with elevated body image concerns may use alcohol due to the endorsement of expectancies that alcohol will reduce discomfort deriving from appearance concerns. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the how the link between body image concerns (i.e., dysmorphic appearance concerns) and hazardous alcohol use…
Anabolic Steroid Misuse Among US Adolescent Boys
Objectives. To examine the prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse among US adolescent boys as a function of sexual orientation and race/ethnicity. Methods. We analyzed boys from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 6248; mean age = 16), a representative sample of US high school students. Lifetime prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse was dichotomized as never versus 1 or more times. Results. Sexual minority boys reported elevated misuse compar…
Study protocol for Goodform - a classroom-based intervention to enhance body image and prevent doping and supplement use in adolescent boys
This trial was retrospectively registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry on May 14th 2019, registration number ACTRN12619000725167
Eating Disorder Behaviours and Substance Use in Women Attending Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
How Do Men Who Have Sex with Men Define Sexual Desirability
We investigated how men who have sex with men define sexual desirability. Sexual desire occurs in response to sexually relevant (i.e. desirable) stimuli, yet what attributes constitute sexually desirability, and why some and not others are seen as sexually desirable, remains unclear. We interviewed 24 men who have sex with men living in Australia (aged 21 to 64) between May and July 2023. We analyzed how interviewees defined sexual desirability u…
Hierarchies Within Hierarchies
Body image discourse has historically excluded the experiences of men and gender diverse People of Colour who have sex with men (MPCSM). Across 805 Grindr users, we examined associations between race/ethnicity, skin tone, and body image variables for men and gender diverse people who have sex with men (MPSM). We found that MPCSM reported experiencing greater skin tone surveillance than White participants, but that other body image variables did n…
Bears resist hegemonic sexual desirability through spectacle
Hegemonic forms of sexual desirability marginalize some men who have sex with men as sexually undesirable.One exampleisbears,asubcultureofmenwhohavesexwithmenwhoarefatter,hairier,andolderthanthegaymainstream.In a cultural context where the lean, muscular, and young male body predominates as the ideal, bears are pushed to the sidelines.Yet bears resist their normative desexualizationbyperformatively centering the fat male body as an object of sexu…
Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (3 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (3 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Eating disorders (2 works)