Gay Dating Apps Usage, Body Dissatisfaction, and Disordered Eating in Chinese Young Gay Men

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ID3607905
AuthorsBijie Tie (0000-0002-5471-9702, Southwest University), Yinuo Xu (0000-0002-9727-6956, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China), Shuqi Cui (0000-0002-4929-5167, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China), Jinbo He (0000-0002-2785-9371, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume71
Issue11
Pages2617-2637
Publication date2024-09-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2023.2250501
PMID37643388
OpenAlexW4386244460
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited92

There is a paucity of research on the links between gay dating apps usage and body dissatisfaction and disordered eating, especially for muscularity dissatisfaction and muscularity-oriented disordered eating in non-Western contexts. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the associations between gay dating apps usage, body image inflexibility, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating with the inclusion of both body fat and muscularity dissatisfaction and both thinness-and muscularity-oriented disordered eating in a sample of Chinese young gay men. A total of 247 Chinese young gay men (mean age: 21.92 ± 2.74 years) were recruited. Gay dating apps usage, body fat dissatisfaction, muscularity dissatisfaction, body image inflexibility, and thinness-and muscularity-oriented disordered eating were evaluated. Pearson correlation and mediation analyses were conducted. Gay dating apps usage was positively correlated with body fat dissatisfaction (r = .20, p = .002), muscularity dissatisfaction (r = .17, p = .006), thinness-oriented disordered eating (r = .21, p < .001), and muscularity-oriented disordered eating (r = .29, p < .001), and these relationships could be mediated by body image inflexibility. Findings support technologically-informed prevention and intervention strategies for eating and body image disturbances in gay men in the Chinese context

Developmental psychology · Disordered eating · Eating disorders · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Male Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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