Exploring risk factors of drive for muscularity and muscle dysmorphia in male adolescents from a resource-limited setting in Burkina Faso

Abstract In low-income countries, Muscle Dysmorphia (MD) has only been investigated in adult south African amateur-bodybuilders. To date, there is no epidemic study about MD or its cardinal symptom “drive for muscularity” (DFM) and its impact on young men’s lives in African low-income settings. We a...

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Main Authors: Valentin Terhoeven, Christoph Nikendei, Mamadou Bountogo, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Lucienne Ouermi, Ali Sié, Guy Harling, Till Bärnighausen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46863-w