Mäns kroppsuppfattning
en kartläggning och reliabilitetsstudie
Man has through out times and in all cultures shaped their bodies to the existing bodily ideals. Men's bodily ideals had changed over the last thirty years to a more muscular, less bodyfat and more V-shaped body. Men and women focus their attention to different body parts. That is why there is a need for a questionnaire witch is specially designed for men. The purpose of this study was to deliniate the body image of men aged 20 to 30 years and to test the reliability of the questionnaire "Mäns kroppsuppfattning". Twentyseven male students at Luleå University of Technology participated in this study. The results of the deliniation showed that the majority of the male students neider wanted to gain or loose weight. Most of the men wanted more muscles and less bodyfat. The majority of the men had ever used training to change the way the body looks. Most of the male students thought that there was a conection between appearance and self esteem. The results of the reliability testing showed that questions 1, 8, 10 and 12 were reliable. This questions concerned bodyweight, sholder size, chest size and how pleased they were with how their body looks.